Isle of Wight Observatory open night

Name: Isle of Wight Observatory open night
Start: 2022-04-21T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2022-04-21T22:00:00+00:00
Location: The Isle of Wight Observatory

Thursday 21st April 2022 from 19:30pm to 22:00pm

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The Isle of Wight Observatory
Watery Lane, Newchurch, Isle of Wight, PO36 0LX

The Newchurch Observatory on the Isle of Wight is open to visitors every Thursday evening, with events run by the friendly and welcoming astronomers from the Vectis Astronomical Society.

If you would like to attend this event, please contact the Society to confirm your visit and help them manage numbers.

In addition, visitors should anticipate some precautions regarding Covid, including a limit to the number of people in the observatory at any one time and the requirement to wear a face mask.

There is no charge for admission; however, donations are welcome and appreciated. So if you’re a local or even visiting the Isle of Wight on holiday, why not join them for an evening of stargazing?

Please note that this event has already taken place on 21/04/2022

Event organiser

Vectis Astronomical Society is organising this event

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

Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.wightastronomy.org/
Facebook: Vectis Astronomical Society

Event booking

For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.

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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.

Thu 21st Apr

Waning Gibbous

77% illuminated

Dark from 20:29 to 01:37

Dark for 5h 7m

Local light pollution

The Isle of Wight Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.