Stargazing at Sunnydale Cricket Pitch
Friday 8th November 2024 from 20:00pm to 21:30pm
Sunnydale Park
Nevinson Drive, Littleover, Derbyshire, DE23 1WG, East Midlands
Join the Friends of Littleover Park on the cricket pitch to see the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars, as well as stars and constellations like Vega, the Great Square of Pegasus, the Plough and Cassiopeia’s Chair. There may be a bright comet as well!
Bring a red-filtered torch and remember to dress warmly. Use a rear bike light or create a red filtered torch by painting the lens of a torch with red nail varnish or cover with a sheet of red plastic and fasten with an elastic band.
Everyone is welcome. Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult. We will not meet in the event of heavy clouds or rain.
This is one of a series of stargazing sessions planned for the second Friday from September to December 2024.
For more information email [email protected].
Event booking
Event 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 8th Nov
Local light pollution
Sunnydale Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest 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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