Junior Stargazing at Whitelee Windfarm
Monday 13th February 2023 from 18:45pm to 20:00pm
Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre
Moor Road, Eaglesham, Lanarkshire, G76 0QQ
Calling all budding astronomers!!! Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre are pleased to announce the return of their Junior Stargazing sessions, with the next one scheduled for Monday, the 13th of February, at 6:45 pm. There will be three activities on the night:
– A talk about the night sky with the GSC Planetarium team,
– Looking at all the planets in the solar system with Jonathan
– Making paper rockets with the resident GSC Whitelee science communicators.
Numbers are limited, and to book a space for your 7 to 11 year-old, please call us on 0141 614 0851 between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm. There is no cost to attend; however, prior booking is required. Wrap up warm, as one of the activities will be outside (weather permitting)
Please note that this has already taken place on 13/02/2023
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.
Mon 13th Feb
Local light pollution
Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Semi-rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.