Jim Savage-Lowden Observatory Public Open Evening

Name: Jim Savage-Lowden Observatory Public Open Evening
Start: 2021-01-23T21:00:00+00:00
End: 2021-01-23T23:00:00+00:00
Location: Jim Savage-Lowden Observatory

Saturday 23rd January 2021 from 21:00pm to 23:00pm

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Jim Savage-Lowden Observatory
Culloden Battlefield, Culloden Moor, IV2 5EU

On Friday and Saturday evenings each month throughout the observing season (September through to March) members from Highlands Astronomical Society open the doors to their Jim Savage-Lowden Observatory to the public for observing sessions.

Note that the dates and times of these events are subject to change depending on weather conditions and the time of year. We advise that you contact the Society to confirm your attendance and check the Highlands Astronomical Society’s website homepage to confirm that this event is indeed going ahead before setting out!

Please note that this event has already taken place on 23/01/2021

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.

Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.spacegazer.com/
Facebook: Highlands 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.

Sat 23rd Jan

Waxing Gibbous

69% illuminated

Dark from 05:08 to 06:59

Dark for 1h 51m

Local light pollution

Jim Savage-Lowden Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.