Previous Club Meetings

Moon–Pleiades Occultation

Tuesday, 01 April 2025
21:30-22:30

The 16%-lit crescent Moon will occult the Pleiades star cluster after 22:00 as the Moon is setting.

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This might be tricky to see because the Moon will be low in the sky.

One-Day-Old Moon

Sunday, 30 March 2025
20:30-21:00

One day after the partial solar eclipse, the one-day-old Moon will hang low in the western sky as darkness falls.

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One of our challenges for 2025 is to see the one-day-old Moon – tonight could be our chance. It will appear as the thinnest crescent Moon you've ever seen!

2025 UK Partial Solar Eclipse

Saturday, 29 March 2025
09:30-12:30

Eclipse day! If the sky is clear, this event will be the astronomical highlight of 2025. We'll observe the eclipse from the park using eclipse glasses, pinhole projectors, cameras and telescopes fitted with special solar filters.

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Members of the public are welcome to come along and watch the eclipse with us. Information for visitors: Public Event: Partial Solar Eclipse.

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From Rainham, about 30% of the Sun will by covered by the Moon at 11:03.

Check our March 2025 Action Plan for the full details.

March Full Moon

Friday, 14 March 2025
21:30-23:30

Come out to see the Full Moon shining brightly like a huge mirror in the sky!

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Our goal is test the variable polarising filter to reduce the glare and see if we're able to identify a few of the Moon's most prominent craters.

Mercury-Venus Conjunction

Wednesday, 12 March 2025
18:30-19:15

The two inferior planets, Mercury and Venus, will appear close together in the sky after sunset.

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Our goal is to photograph this planetary conjunction from the park.