Keele Observatory Solar Observing
Saturday 16th December 2017 from 13:00pm to 15:00pm
Keele Observatory
Keele University, Stoke-on-Trent, ST5 5BG
Every Saturday afternoon the Keele Observatory is open to the public for solar observing. See our closest star like you may never have done before! The observatory is open no matter the weather with a short tour of the facility and a chance to chat to the resident astronomers. These events are free of charge!
Please note that this event has already taken place on 16/12/2017
Event organiser
Keele Observatory is organising this event
Please contact Keele Observatory directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.keele.ac.uk/observatory/
Twitter: @KeeleObs
Facebook: Keele Observatory
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.
Sat 16th Dec
Local light pollution
Keele Observatory 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.