Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory Public Open Evening
Thursday 24th March 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory - Moor Park
Blackpool Road, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 3AE, North West
Members of the public are invited to join astronomers from Preston and District Astronomical Society for this one of their regular open evenings of the historic Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory in Moor Park. Enjoy wonderful views of the night sky using their historic 8-inch Thomas Cooke refracting telescope!
Please note that this event has already taken place on 24/03/2022
Event organiser
Preston and District Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Preston and District Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.padas.org.uk
Facebook: Preston and District Astronomical Society
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.
Thu 24th Mar
Local light pollution
Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory - Moor Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory - Moor Park