Astronomy at the Birchcliffe Centre
Friday 10th December 2021 from 19:30pm to 21:45pm
Birchcliffe Centre
Birchcliffe Road, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 8DB
Join Yorkshire Astronomy for an evening of family-friendly astronomy at the Birchcliffe Centre. Whether this is your first glimpse into the night sky or you have already been bitten by the astronomy bug, join them for an evening with their team of expert astronomers.
They’ll take you on a tour of the wonders of the night sky with our largest telescopes, show you how you can see the wonders of the Geminid Meteor shower which peaks this weekend, and the stargazers’ best friends, coffee and hot chocolate!
Please note that this has already taken place on 10/12/2021
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.
Fri 10th Dec
Local light pollution
Birchcliffe 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.
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