Moor Park Observatory open evening for National Astronomy Week
Thursday 6th February 2025 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory - Moor Park
Blackpool Road, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 3AE, North West
Join the friendly astronomers from the Preston and District Astronomical Society as they open the shutters of their fabulous observatory in Moor Park to celebrate National Astronomy Week. Enjoy spectacular views of the planets including Jupiter and Mars using their telescopes; the Moon will look amazing too! This is a free event with no need to book, just turn up on the night.
Please note that this has already taken place on 06/02/2025
Event organiser
Preston and District Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Preston and District Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
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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.
Thu 6th Feb
Local light pollution
Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory - Moor Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory - Moor Park
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