Back to Basics Astronomy Workshop
Saturday 11th March 2023 from 10:00am to 18:00pm
Priory Street Centre - York
15 Priory Street, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 6ET
Join the friendly members of the British Astronomical Association and the Society for Popular Astronomy for an enjoyable day of presentations and practical sessions that will help you learn basic techniques and develop your interest in astronomy.
The programme for the day will be:
10:00 Registration
10:30 Welcome
10:35 So what astronomy can I do – Hazel Collett
10:45 What equipment and how to use it – David Arditti
11:45 Lunar Observing – Philip Jennings
12:45 Lunch (not included)
14:00 Observing Planets – Mike Foulkes
15:00 Comet Observing – Nick James
16:00 Tea
16:30 Deep Sky Observing – Nick James
17:30 Closing remarks
Programme times and topics may change on the day.
Please note that this has already taken place on 11/03/2023
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.
Sat 11th Mar
Local light pollution
Priory Street Centre - York 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.
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