Highlands Astronomical Society meeting
Tuesday 3rd December 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
The Café at Smithton Church
1 Murray Road, Smithton, Inverness-shire, IV2 7YU
Visitors are welcome to join the Highlands Astronomical Society for monthly meetings at the cafe in Smithton Church.
Meetings occur on the first Tuesday of every month from August to May (in January, it’s the second Tuesday to avoid New Year) and include a presentation by a guest speaker.
These sessions are ideal for learning more about this local astronomy club and stargazing events at their Jim Savage-Lowden Observatory.
Event organiser
Highlands Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Highlands Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Highlands Astronomical Society
Facebook: Highlands 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.
Tue 3rd Dec
Local light pollution
The Café at Smithton Church is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural 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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