Astronomy Talk: Celebrating female astronomers
Thursday 20th February 2025 from 20:30pm to 21:30pm
St Bartholomew Church - Burstow
Church Road, Burstow, West Sussex, RH6 9RG, South East England
Join the team from St Bartholomew in Burstow this February for a half-term full of wonder, learning, and adventure, the home of the first Royal Astronomer, John Flamsteed.
In this presentation, discover the pioneering women who helped shape modern astronomy, with Dr Susan Pyne, a postdoctoral researcher at UCL.
Please note that this has already taken place on 20/02/2025
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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.
Thu 20th Feb
Local light pollution
St Bartholomew Church - Burstow is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a 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.