Beacon Observatory Public Open Evening
Saturday 5th October 2024 from 18:00pm to 21:00pm
The Beacon Observatory - University of Kent
Kent Community Oasis Garden, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NZ
Join the friendly astronomers from the Beacon Astronomy Group for an astronomical presentation by a guest speaker and observe afterwards in their observatory if the weather permits.
Note that while the group aim to open their observatory on the first Saturday of every month, the date and time is subject to change. Please contact the group or check their Facebook group for recent updates.
These open evening events usually commence with an informal presentation at the University of Kent’s Grimond building. Please wait outside to be escorted in by a Beacon Astronomy Group team member. Please do not enter the building on your own or unescorted.
If the sky is clear, following the presentation you will adjourn to the Beacon Observatory area for a practical astronomy session and observe planets, stars, nebulae and galaxies using the observatory telescopes.
There is no admission fee; however, there will be a donation box if you wish to contribute to their small but non-zero administration costs.
Everyone is welcome! If you use Facebook, please join the Beacon Astronomy Group and indicate your interest in attending this event.
Please note that this has already taken place on 05/10/2024
Event organiser
Beacon Astronomy Group is organising this event
Please contact Beacon Astronomy Group directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Beacon Astronomy Group
Facebook: Beacon Astronomy Group
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.
Sat 5th Oct
Local light pollution
The Beacon Observatory - University of Kent is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural 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 The Beacon Observatory - University of Kent
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