Cambridge Young Astronomers (7 to 11 year olds)

Cambridge Young Astronomers (7 to 11 year olds)

Saturday 28th January 2023 from 10:00am to 12:00pm

Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0HA

Astronomers aged 7 to 11 will love these Saturday morning sessions in the Hoyle Building at the Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

A theme is given to each meeting, for example, galaxies, ancient astronomy, peculiar stars, death of dinosaurs. The aim is to make astronomy fun!

Meetings also include a short film in the lecture theatre and an activity session and run from 10.00 am – 12.00 am on the last Saturday of every month.

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


Event organiser

Cambridge Astronomical Association

Cambridge Astronomical Association is organising this event

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Event booking

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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.



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