The Astronomy Centre Public Open Evening
Saturday every week from July 2022 to June 2023
The Astronomy Centre
Bacup Road A681, Near Todmorden, Lancashire, OL14 7HP
The Astronomy Centre near Todmorden is open to the public every Saturday from 7:30 pm until late throughout the year. Join their friendly team of astronomers for a tour of the facility and explore the skies with various telescopes, including a huge 30″ aperture Dobsonian telescope and a 15″ refractor.
Observing using telescopes is weather permitting with talks and presentations taking place if the weather is cloudy or the skies are light.
No prior booking is required however you might like to contact the venue to confirm your visit. There is no formal charge for visitors, a small donation of a few pounds is welcome.
Event organiser
Astronomy Centre organises these events
Please contact Astronomy Centre directly for more details regarding their events.
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.astronomycentre.org.uk/
Local light pollution
The Astronomy Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on 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
Below is a list of The Astronomy Centre Public Open Evening events at The Astronomy Centre. You can view events at this location on a calendar.