Failand Observatory Winter Star Party
Thursday 7th October 2021 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
Failand Observatory
Failand, Near Wraxall, Avon, BS8 3US
Enjoy an evening of stargazing with the friendly astronomers from the Bristol Astronomical Society, who will have several telescopes aimed at various exciting objects in the night sky.
Please note that this event is weather dependent and only goes ahead if the skies are clear enough for observing.
If the event is going ahead, free tickets will become available on the Eventbrite website from 10 am on the morning of the event.
Please note that this has already taken place on 07/10/2021
Event organiser
Bristol Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Bristol Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Bristol Astronomical Society
Facebook: Bristol 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.
Thu 7th Oct
Local light pollution
Failand Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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.
Forthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Failand Observatory. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.
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