See the Perseids at Toothill Observatory
Friday 12th August 2022 from 21:30pm to Saturday 13th August 2022 00:30am
Toothill Observatory
Toothill, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 8AL
The Solent Amateur Astronomers will open their Toothill Observatory to the public on Friday 12th of August to view the peak of the Perseids meteor shower from 21:30 until late. Please note that this event may be weather dependent.
Please note that this event has already taken place on 12/08/2022
Event organiser
Solent Amateur Astronomers is organising this event
Please contact Solent Amateur Astronomers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Solent Amateur Astronomers
Facebook: Solent Amateur Astronomers
Event booking
For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.
Visit event websiteEvent darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.
Fri 12th Aug
Sat 13th Aug
Local light pollution
Toothill Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
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