An Introduction to Stargazing with renowned astronomer Mark Thompson
Saturday 2nd September 2023 from 18:30pm to 23:00pm
Seething Observatory
Toad Lane, Thwaite, Suffolk, NR35 2EQ
Mark Thompson will be giving ‘An Introduction to Stargazing’ no doubt revealing some excerpts from the Online Stargazing for Beginners course (see MARK THOMPSON – STEM Broadcaster and Author (markthompsonastronomy.com)
The talk will be held at the Seething Observatory on Saturday 2nd, September 2023. This is a FREE event at the Norwich Astronomical Society to start the new season of public talks.
The first talk will start at 7:00 pm, the second at 8:00 pm, and if there is sufficient interest, we will add a third talk at 9:00 pm.
The observatory facilities will be open, and assuming the weather permits, telescopes will be pointing into the night sky.
Please reserve your seats for the 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm talks.
Please note that this has already taken place on 02/09/2023
Event organiser
Norwich Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Norwich Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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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.
Sat 2nd Sep
Local light pollution
Seething Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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