Alston Observatory Open Evening
Wednesday 2nd February 2022 from 18:00pm to 22:00pm
Alston Observatory
Alston Lane, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 3BP
Join the professional Astronomers at Alston Observatory for this one of their regular monthly open evenings that run through the observing season October through March.
These events offer a wonderful opportunity for members of the public to visit this research-grade facility and explore the dark skies above.
Prior booking is required. Tickets for this event are free of charge and will be made available at 6 pm on the 6th January.
Please note that this has already taken place on 02/02/2022
Event organiser
Alston Observatory is organising this event
Please contact Alston Observatory directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: alstonobservatory@uclan.ac.uk
Website: Alston Observatory
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.
Wed 2nd Feb
Local light pollution
Alston Observatory 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.
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