Astronomy in the City - February 2025
Wednesday 26th February 2025 from 17:30pm to 22:00pm
University of Birmingham Physics & Astronomy Department
Poynting Physics Building, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TT
Astronomy in the City is a series of (free) public events, each packed with astrophysics; stargazing, and tea and biscuits.
Evenings begin with several exhibits from the students of our research group, followed by talks covering astronomical highlights and recent research, and a question-and-answer session (for everything from beginner’s questions about the night sky to the latest work done here in Birmingham).
Each Astronomy in the City event features a talk on a different astrophysical topic connected to the research done at the University of Birmingham as well as the opportunity for observing on the rooftop with telescopes (weather permitting) and planetarium talks.
Please note that this has already taken place on 26/02/2025
Event organiser
University of Birmingham Observatory is organising this event
Please contact University of Birmingham Observatory directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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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 26th Feb
Local light pollution
University of Birmingham Physics & Astronomy Department 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.
Light pollution map of University of Birmingham Physics & Astronomy Department
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