Macclesfield Astronomical Society Summer Exibition (Free)
Tuesday 20th August 2024 from 20:00pm to 21:30pm
Goostrey Village Hall
Goostrey, Macclesfield, Cheshire, CW4 8PE
If you are interested in all things to do with Space and Astronomy come and meet our lively team who will be on hand to show you what we do as a Society – Lectures, Workshops, Observing, Outreach.
We will have on show telecopes (with a raffle where you could win one!) and the entries to our annual competitions. The entries will be in various catagories ranging from the Moon, Wide sky, Deep Sky astrophotography, the Planets and our Creative competion (where just about anything goes!).
If you have a telescope and need help with it please bring it along (leave in you vehicle) and we will if possible ask you to bring it in so we can assist you.
If possible – weather dependant we may be able to demonstrate some observing.
Tea coffee juices, snacks and nibbles will be served.
Please note that this has already taken place on 20/08/2024
Event organiser
Macclesfield Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Macclesfield Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Macclesfield Astronomical Society
Twitter: @MaccAstroSoc
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Event booking
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.
Tue 20th Aug
Local light pollution
Goostrey Village Hall is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural 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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