Kenley Observatory Open House Festival and Solar Viewing
Sunday 15th September 2024 from 13:00pm to 16:00pm
Norman Fisher Observatory at Kenley
Near Kenley Aerodrome, Kenley, Surrey, CR8 5EP
The Kenley Observatory is hosting a special event as part of the National Open House Festival. If the weather is sunny the friendly members of the Croydon Astronomical Society will have a couple of Solar telescopes to safely view the Sun. Regardless of the weather they will be there to show you the buildings and equipment at the Observatory. No booking is required. Go visit them!
Please note that this has already taken place on 15/09/2024
Event organiser
Croydon Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Croydon Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Croydon Astronomical Society
Twitter: @CroydonAS
Facebook: Croydon Astronomical Society
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.
Sun 15th Sep
Local light pollution
Norman Fisher Observatory at Kenley is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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.
Forthcoming events
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