Astrophotography at RSPB St Aidan's
Friday 21st October 2022 from 00:00am to 21:30pm
RSPB St Aidan's Nature Park
Astley Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS26 8AL
Ever looked up at a star-lit sky and wished you knew how to take fantastic pictures of it? Well, now is your chance to find out more about astrophotography!
Join us at RSPB St Aidan’s for an evening discovering the equipment and techniques required to successfully photograph many beautiful objects in the night sky. Led by the Wakefield and District Astronomical Society (WADAS), this interactive session will give you the opportunity to learn about various disciplines within astrophotography, such as Lunar, Solar, Planetary, Comets, Widefield, Startrails and Deep Sky Objects.
Please note that this has already taken place on 21/10/2022
Event organiser
Wakefield & District Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Wakefield & District Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Wakefield & District Astronomical Society
Twitter: @WADASOC
Facebook: Wakefield & District Astronomical 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.
Fri 21st Oct
Local light pollution
RSPB St Aidan's Nature Park 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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Semi-rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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