East Oxford Astronomy Club meeting and observing
Tuesday 1st September 2026 from 19:00pm to 20:00pm
Leys College and African School
Room P107 Leys College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 6HN, South East England
Everyone is invited to join members of the East Oxford Astronomy Club for this one of their informal meetings that occur on the first Tuesday of each month. These session offer a great opportunity to learn about celestial objects; how they were formed, where they reside and how they interact, including the pioneering astronomers, past and present who made such important astronomical observations and discoveries. If the weather is clear, there may be opportunity to explore the night skies from the nearby Blackbird Leys Park after the meeting.
Event organiser
East Oxford Astronomy Club is organising this event
Please contact East Oxford Astronomy Club directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
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.
Tue 1st Sep
Local light pollution
Leys College and African School is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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