Alston Observatory Public Stargazing Night - February 2025
Wednesday 5th February 2025 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 March.
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 via the Eventbrite website. Be aware these events are incredibly popular! Please ignore anyone claiming to be reselling these free tickets.
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 5th 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.
Forthcoming events
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