Martin Mere 28/10/23

[stephec]

Anyone going to this one organised by Liverpool AS? 

[wookie1965]

Didn't even know about it I'm only in St. Helens as well. 

[Live_Steam_Mad]

I know about it. I am from the Liverpool AS and I am based in St.Helens also. I hope to be attending this event.

[stephec]

Thanks LSM, I've emailed the society's outreach address for some information on it. 

[ScouseSpaceCadet]

I was hoping to go but work have put me on a 12-8pm shift... 🙄

[Shimrod]

On 28/09/2023 at 18:42, wookie1965 said:

Didn't even know about it I'm only in St. Helens as well. 

I am very close to Martin Mere and go most weekends. I didn't know about it - it's not advertised on their website and I've seen no publicity within the centre. 

The site is in a good location for dark skies, but is surrounded by tall trees which impact the accessible sky.

[Shimrod]

Still no publicity at Martin Mere, but I've noticed it overlaps with the late opening to see the (thousands) of geese coming in to roost at Martin Mere. Expect the car park to be busy as these are popular events, and it is free to enter the nature trail (not the whole centre) after 5pm. If you're not a member, admission to Martin Mere is £15 per visit.

https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/martin-mere/whats-on/late-opening-goose-spectacular

 

Edit: Here's the event listed on Gostargazing with an estimate of the sky quality and the phase of the moon:  https://gostargazing.co.uk/events/stargazing-at-martin-mere-with-liverpool-astronomical-society/

Edited October 1, 2023 by Shimrod

[Doug64]

Hi,

For those people interested in this event, full details are being finalised between LAS and Martin Mere

[stephec]

I emailed the LAS last week but haven't heard anything back, but by coincidence a Facebook advert appeared for events at Martin Mere last night. 

 

Scrolling through it it says that there are limited places available for £10 each and booking was required, good job that I saw it and didn't just turn up on the day. 😊

[Gfamily]

Details from the Liverpool AS website

https://liverpoolas.org/event/martin-mere-wwt-star-party/

Details from the WWT/Martin Mere website

https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/martin-mere/whats-on/star-party-with-liverpool-astronomical-society

Booking required - tickets £10. 

[Doug64]

Hi,

Just to let you know that members of LAS are providing their time etc for this event free of charge, the fee has been set  by Martin Mere.

[stephec]

It's a shame the weather didn't play ball on this tonight as the guys that did the talks put on a really good show, big thanks to them for what they did tonight. 

And as a real wind up, the moment we got out of the car when we got home there was the moon, clearly poking through a gap in the clouds. 😂