Jersey Astronomy Club Observatory Open Night
Monday 25th March 2024 from 21:00pm to 23:00pm
Sir Patrick Moore Astronomy Centre - Jersey
Les Creux Country Park, St. Brelade, Channel Isles, JE3 8LN
Members of the Jersey Astronomy Club meet regularly at their observatory located at the Sir Patrick Moore Astronomy Centre on the South of the island. Members of the public are most welcome to join them.
On the second Monday of every month, they have their monthly club meeting, which includes a talk by a club member or visiting speaker.
Every other Monday, the observatory dome is opened when the weather allows for observing — check the club’s FaceBook page early Monday evenings for confirmation if and when the observatory will be open.
Please note that this has already taken place on 25/03/2024
Event organiser
Jersey Astronomy Club is organising this event
Please contact Jersey Astronomy Club 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.
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Local light pollution
Sir Patrick Moore Astronomy Centre - Jersey is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural 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.
Light pollution map of Sir Patrick Moore Astronomy Centre - Jersey
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