Lickey Hills Star Party
Friday 24th November 2023 from 19:30pm to 22:00pm
Lickey Hills Visitor Centre
Warren Lane, Cofton Hackett, West Midlands, B45 8ER
Enjoy a free astronomical evening at Lickey Hills with astronomers from the Birmingham Astronomical Society, including talks and Q&A sessions; observe the skies using telescopes and bring your telescope if you have one. Bring a torch as the car park will be dark! Refreshments will be available, too!
Please note that this has already taken place on 24/11/2023
Event organiser
Birmingham Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Birmingham Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Birmingham Astronomical Society
Twitter: @bas_uk
Facebook: Birmingham 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.
Fri 24th Nov
Local light pollution
Lickey Hills Visitor Centre 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.
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