Astronomy at Dumfries Museum
Saturday 15th February 2025 from 19:00pm to 20:30pm
Dumfries Museum and Camera Obscura
Rotchell Road, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, DG2 7SW
Join the friendly astronomers from Dumfries Astronomy Society for an evening of stargazing, talks, and hands-on astronomy activities, including a look at Dumfries’ connections to lunar exploration and a tour of the museum’s observatory. Enjoy telescope views (weather permitting), live night sky projections, and demonstrations, with refreshments available by donation—no booking required!
Please note that this has already taken place on 15/02/2025
Event organiser
Dumfries Astronomy Society is organising this event
Please contact Dumfries Astronomy Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Dumfries Astronomy Society
Twitter: @DumfriesAstro
Facebook: Dumfries Astronomy Society
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.
Sat 15th Feb
Local light pollution
Dumfries Museum and Camera Obscura 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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