Astronomy for Beginners with Newbury Astronomical Society
Wednesday 19th February 2020 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
St. Mary's Church Hall - Greenham
New Road, Greenham, RG19 8RZ
The beginners section of Newbury Astronomical Society meet every third Wednesday of each month between September through to end of May. These meetings include an entry level introduction to astronomy and are suitable for all ages (children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult). Everyone is welcome to join in and use the society’s telescopes.
Please note that this event has already taken place on 19/02/2020
Event organiser
Newbury Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Newbury Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://newburyastro.org.uk/
Twitter: @newburyastro
Facebook: Newbury Astronomical Society
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 19th Feb
Local light pollution
St. Mary's Church Hall - Greenham is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.