New Moon Observing at OM Dark Sky Observatory
Saturday 5th October 2024 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
OM Dark Sky Park and Observatory
Davagh Forest, Cookstown, County Tyrone, BT79 8JH
The best time of the month to go stargazing!
Join us at OM as we delve into the dark sky with our astronomer and explore galaxies, star clusters and lots more. During a new moon, the Moon is located on the same side of the Earth as the Sun, so will not be visible in the night sky. It’s the best time to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters because there is no moonlight to interfere.
We’ll use our Meade LX600 and high end ZWO ASI2600MC camera system to image remote nebulae, star clusters and galaxies, and while the data is being gathered, we’ll do some eyepiece observing with our refractor telescopes.
Event organiser
OM Dark Sky Park and Observatory is organising this event
Please contact OM Dark Sky Park and Observatory directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: omdarksky@midulstercouncil.org
Website: OM Dark Sky Park and Observatory
Twitter: @omdarksky
Facebook: OM Dark Sky Park and Observatory
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 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.
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Local light pollution
OM Dark Sky Park and Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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