Location description
The Trent Astronomical Observatory is located near the Erasmus Darwin buildings on the Clifton Campus of Nottingham Trent University. The observatory is home to several high-tech telescopes made accessible to the public during regular “Open Dome” events.
Location event organiser
Nottingham Trent University organises stargazing events at this location.
Observatory
Location has an observatory that is accessible to the public by prior arrangement or during public events.
Tonight's weather forecast
26/03/21
18:00
6°
37%
26/03/21
21:00
5°
37%
27/03/21
00:00
3°
36%
27/03/21
03:00
2°
6%
Weather forecast for Clifton (nottingham) (0.36 miles away) updated 26/03/21 at 12:00.
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.
Stargazing events at this location
There are no known forthcoming events at this location. Previously there have been 27 events with the last one being on 30th April 2020 organised by Nottingham Trent University.
