Location description
The James Irwin Observatory is located within the grounds of Canterbury Academy and Adult Education Centre. Public access to the observatory is welcomed and facilitated by the enthusiastic members of Mid-Kent Astronomical Society who hold regular open evenings.
The observatory itself is home to a huge half-meter aperture Grubb-Parsons telescope, originally built to train students at Edinburgh University and relocated to the South West in 2012.
Location event organiser
Mid-Kent Astronomical Society organises stargazing events at this location.
Astronomical society
Meeting place for local astronomical society, often in a location that enables stargazing and observing.
Observatory
Location has an observatory that is accessible to the public by prior arrangement or during public events.
Tonight's weather forecast
Weather forecast for Canterbury (0.83 miles away) updated 22/10/18 at 00:01.
Location light pollution
This location is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a urban setting based on satellite data from CPRE.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using
Stellarium.
Forthcoming events at this location
Friday 2nd November 2018 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
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Friday 16th November 2018 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
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Friday 23rd November 2018 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
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Friday 7th December 2018 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
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Friday 21st December 2018 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
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Friday 4th January 2019 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
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Friday 18th January 2019 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
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Friday 1st February 2019 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
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Friday 15th February 2019 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
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Friday 1st March 2019 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
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Friday 15th March 2019 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
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Friday 22nd March 2019 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
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Friday 5th April 2019 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
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Friday 19th April 2019 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
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