Community open night at Bayfordbury Observatory

Name: Community open night at Bayfordbury Observatory
Start: 2022-08-25T17:00:00+00:00
End: 2022-08-25T19:00:00+00:00
Location: Bayfordbury Observatory

Thursday 25th August 2022 from 18:00pm to 20:00pm

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Bayfordbury Observatory
Lower Hatfield Road, Bayfordbury, Hertfordshire, SG13 8LD

Bayfordbury Observatory offers group visits to the general public, including a 2-hour guided tour of the facility, a talk on Astronomy by one of their Astrophysics students, and a planetarium show.

There is also the opportunity to observe through their telescopes if weather permits. The visits are perfect for individuals, families or small groups and require prior booking.

Please note that this has already taken place on 25/08/2022

Event organiser

Bayfordbury Observatory is organising this event

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

Email: [email protected]
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Twitter: @BayfordburyObs
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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.

Thu 25th Aug

Waning Crescent

5 % illuminated

Dark from 20:24 to 03:29

Dark for 7h 4m

Local light pollution

Bayfordbury Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.