Abingdon Astronomical Society observing evening (first clear night)
Monday 6th November 2023 from 20:00pm to Wednesday 8th November 2023 22:00pm
Frilford Heath Golf Club
Frilford Heath, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 5NW
Once a month, the Abingdon Astronomical Society holds an observing evening near the driving range at Frilford Heath Golf Club.
The Society is keen to encourage those with an interest in the night sky to look through Member’s telescopes, so if you have never looked through a telescope before this is a wonderful opportunity. If you have a telescope or binoculars you are welcome to bring them along.
This event is weather-dependent and held on a first-clear-night basis on the dates indicated. Only one session occurs in the date range; if the weather is poor on the first date, the event moves to the second date, and then to the third. Updates are given via the Society’s website, Facebook page and Twitter around 6:30 p.m each day.
See the Society’s observing page on their website to understand how this works and to join their free mailing list for notifications.
Please note that this has already taken place on 06/11/2023
Event organiser
Abingdon Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Abingdon Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Abingdon Astronomical Society
Twitter: @abingdonastro
Facebook: Abingdon Astronomical Society
Event booking
For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.
Visit event websiteEvent 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.
Mon 6th Nov
Tue 7th Nov
Wed 8th Nov
Local light pollution
Frilford Heath Golf Club is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural 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.