Irish Astronomical Association monthly meeting

Name: Irish Astronomical Association monthly meeting
Start: 2024-04-17T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2024-04-17T21:00:00+00:00
Location: Queen's University - Belfast

Wednesday 17th April 2024 from 19:30pm to 22:00pm

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Queen's University - Belfast
University Road, Belfast, County Antrim, BT9 6BD

Enjoy fascinating presentations on space and astronomy with the members of the Irish Astronomical Association.

The group meet in the Larmour Lecture Theatre at Queen’s University every two weeks from September to April.

Sessions include a short talk by a member of the Association and then the main presentation, usually by a professional Astronomer. Light refreshments will be available, and there will be an opportunity to mix and meet after the talks. Non-members are welcome to attend!

Please note that this has already taken place on 17/04/2024

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Irish Astronomical Association is organising this event

Please contact Irish Astronomical Association directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

Email: [email protected]
Website: Irish Astronomical Association
Twitter: @iaaastro
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Event darkness

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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.

Wed 17th Apr

First Quarter

62 % illuminated

NO DARKNESS

Local light pollution

Queen's University - Belfast is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.