Comet Tsuchinshan Party
Wednesday 16th October 2024 from 17:30pm to 20:30pm
Jim Savage-Lowden Observatory
Culloden Battlefield, Culloden Moor, Inverness-shire, IV2 5EU
Join the friendly members of the Highlands Astronomical Society for an observing session to (hopefully) view Comet Tsuchinshan/ATLAS. Telescopes and equipment will be provided, as will teas and coffees!
Event organiser
Highlands Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Highlands Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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Event booking
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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.
Wed 16th Oct
Local light pollution
Jim Savage-Lowden Observatory 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.
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