Blackett Observatory Public Open Evening

Name: Blackett Observatory Public Open Evening
Start: 2023-01-28T18:00:00+00:00
End: 2023-01-28T22:00:00+00:00
Location: Blackett Observatory

Saturday 28th January 2023 from 18:00pm to 22:00pm

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Blackett Observatory
Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 1PA

This event is a wonderful opportunity to visit the amazing Blackett Observatory, home to one of the largest refracting telescopes in the UK. There will be two sessions in the evening, one starting at 6 pm and the other at 8 pm, tickets cost just £5 and will be on sale from 5 pm on 18/01/23.

6 pm session tickets via Eventbrite.

8 pm session tickets via Eventbrite.

Please note that this has already taken place on 28/01/2023

Event organiser

Blackett Observatory is organising this event

Please contact Blackett Observatory directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

Email: [email protected]
Website: Blackett Observatory

Event booking

For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.

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Event darkness

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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 28th Jan

First Quarter

43 % illuminated

Dark from 01:47 to 06:32

Dark for 4h 45m

Local light pollution

Blackett Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.