Alston Observatory Open Evening - April 2024
Wednesday 10th April 2024 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 monthly open evenings running through the observing season, October through April.
These events offer an excellent opportunity for public members to visit this research-grade facility, enjoy a presentation suitable for novices and beginners, and explore the dark skies above using large telescopes.
Prior booking is required. This event’s free tickets will be available from 6 pm on the 10th of April 2024. Please ignore anyone claiming to be reselling these free tickets.
Please note that this has already taken place on 10/04/2024
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: [email protected]
Website: Alston Observatory
Event booking
Event 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 10th Apr
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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