Planets, meteors and stargazing

Name: Planets, meteors and stargazing
Start: 2023-12-15T17:00:00+00:00
End: 2023-12-15T18:00:00+00:00
Location: Ramsgate Royal Esplanade

Friday 15th December 2023 from 17:00pm to 18:00pm

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Ramsgate Royal Esplanade
Westcliff Promenade, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 0HE

Come and see the rings of Saturn and the moons of Jupiter with the friendly astronomers from the Ramsgate Stargazers. You might even catch a glimpse of a few Geminids meteors, too! This is a free event with no booking required, just turn up on the night! Clear skies!

Please note that this has already taken place on 15/12/2023

Event organiser

Ramsgate Stargazers is organising this event

Please contact Ramsgate Stargazers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

Email: [email protected]
Website: Ramsgate Stargazers
Twitter: @RgateStargazers

Event booking

For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.

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Event darkness

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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 15th Dec

Waxing Crescent

5 % illuminated

Dark from 18:08 to 06:30

Dark for 12h 22m

Local light pollution

Ramsgate Royal Esplanade is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.