Heaton Park Astronomy Group open day and solar observing
Sunday 24th September 2023 from 11:00am to 16:00pm
Heaton Park - Stables Cafe
Heaton Park, Manchester, Lancashire, M25 2SW
Enjoy the company of the friendly astronomers from the Heaton Park Astronomy Group for an afternoon of solar observing (see the Sun through special telescopes) and informal chat. Everyone is welcome!
Please note that this has already taken place on 24/09/2023
Event organiser
Heaton Park Astronomy Group is organising this event
Please contact Heaton Park Astronomy Group directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Heaton Park Astronomy Group
Twitter: @hpastrogroup
Facebook: Heaton Park Astronomy Group
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.
Sun 24th Sep
Local light pollution
Heaton Park - Stables Cafe 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.
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