Heaton Park Astronomy Group Public Open Day
Sunday 26th September 2021 from 12:00pm to 15:00pm
Heaton Park Farm Centre
Middleton Road, Manchester, Lancashire, M25 2SW
Heaton Park Astronomy Group are holding an Open Day in Heaton Park on Sunday 26th September, 12-3 pm in the classroom and courtyard behind the Stables Cafe. They will have displays about astronomy and photos our members have taken, and if the Sun shines will have special solar telescopes you can look through.
Please note that this has already taken place on 26/09/2021
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
Event 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 26th Sep
Local light pollution
Heaton Park Farm Centre 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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