Derby & District Astronomical Society monthly meeting
Friday 3rd May 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm
Friends Meeting House - Derby
St Helens Street, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 3GY, East Midlands
Join the friendly and welcoming astronomers of the Derby & District Astronomical Society for this one of their regular monthly group meetings on the first Friday of each month except for July and August.
These meetings usually involve a talk by an outside speaker, typically from a university, on some aspect of astronomy or space science and are pitched at a level that everyone can enjoy.
Please note that this has already taken place on 03/05/2024
Event organiser
Derby & District Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Derby & District Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: secretary@derbyastronomy.org
Website: Derby & District Astronomical Society
Facebook: Derby & District Astronomical Society
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.
Fri 3rd May
Local light pollution
Friends Meeting House - Derby is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban 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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