Flamsteed Observatory Open Evening
Saturday 9th April 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
Flamsteed Observatory
Near Brailsford, Derby, Derbyshire, DE6 3BY
Join Derby & District Astronomical Society members for this one of their regular “second Saturday of the month” public observing sessions at their fantastic Flamsteed Observatory.
A variety of telescopes will be available to use, including the Society’s 10″ Newtonian reflecting telescope in the observatory dome. Note that these events are weather dependent.
If you would like to attend this event, please email the Society’s Secretary.
Please note that this has already taken place on 09/04/2022
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.
Sat 9th Apr
Local light pollution
Flamsteed 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.
Forthcoming events
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