Guide to the Walthamstow Night Sky: Asteroids and Meteorites
Thursday 12th December 2024 from 18:30pm to 20:45pm
Walthamstow Wetlands
Forest Road, London, London, N17 9NH
What’s a shooting star? is there a difference between a meteor, a comet and an asteroid? Where do they all come from? Stow stargazers will share their perspective during this informative night on what are known as Near Earth Objects or NEOs, in the night sky.
The evening will also feature an exclusive guided walk through the reserve to view the night sky (weather permitting) with a chance try see some of the meteor shower which is peaking that week. Bring a rug or something to lie on and we’ll see if we can spot a few.
Event organiser
Stow Stargazers is organising this event
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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.
Thu 12th Dec
Local light pollution
Walthamstow Wetlands 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.
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