Lincoln Astronomical Society observatory open evening
Friday 15th March 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm
Lincoln Observatory
Westcliffe Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 3TZ
The observatory and meeting room at Westcliffe Street will be open to members and non-members. If the sky is clear visitors will be able to view through the 300mm Newtonian reflector in the observatory and some other smaller telescopes on the observing platform. Our members will be pleased to assist and answer your questions about the society and the objects on view.
Please note that this has already taken place on 15/03/2024
Event organiser
Lincoln Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Lincoln Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
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Twitter: @LincolnAstroSoc
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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.
Fri 15th Mar
Local light pollution
Lincoln Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban 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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