Astrocampus Observing Evening - Winter 2022
Thursday 13th January 2022 from 18:30pm to 19:30pm
Astrocampus - University of York
Heslington West Campus, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5NA
Join the team from Astrocampus York for a family-friendly evening exploring the night sky and trying hands-on space-science activities.
Tour the observatory and discover what to look for in the night sky. Then, when the weather allows, observe the Moon, planets, and stars with our telescopes and binoculars.
Even if the weather lets us down, find out about meteors and handle our genuine meteorite, investigate how new space telescopes work using an infra-red camera, and learn about the scale of the Solar System with craft activities.
Events are free of charge, go ahead whatever the weather, and must be booked in advance.
Please note that this has already taken place on 13/01/2022
Event organiser
Astrocampus University of York is organising this event
Please contact Astrocampus University of York directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Astrocampus University of York
Twitter: @astrocampus
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.
Thu 13th Jan
Local light pollution
Astrocampus - University of York is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban 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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