Highlands Astronomical Society Observatory Open Evening
Saturday 24th February 2024 from 18:00pm to 22:00pm
Jim Savage-Lowden Observatory
Culloden Battlefield, Culloden Moor, Inverness-shire, IV2 5EU
Join the friendly members of the Highlands Astronomical Society as they open their observatory for an evening of stargazing.
Please note that this has already taken place on 24/02/2024
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.
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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 24th Feb
Local light pollution
Jim Savage-Lowden Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a 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.
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