Astronomy and Astrophysics for beginners in Hebden Bridge
Wednesday 16th February 2022 from 18:30pm to 20:00pm
Hebden Bridge Old Town Community Centre
St George's Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 7BY
Join Jon from Yorkshire Astronomy for this short course in astronomy and astrophysics. Aimed at complete beginners, you’ll learn how to use a telescope, navigate around the skies, learn about galaxies, nebulae and the fundamental physics that govern the Universe! The course starts on the 16th February 2022 and runs for five weeks.
Please note that this has already taken place on 16/02/2022
Event organiser
Yorkshire Astronomy is organising this event
Please contact Yorkshire Astronomy directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Yorkshire Astronomy
Twitter: @astroyorkshire
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 16th Feb
Local light pollution
Hebden Bridge Old Town Community Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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.
Light pollution map of Hebden Bridge Old Town Community Centre
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