Norman Lockyer Observatory Science Festival Family Day
Sunday 16th October 2022 from 11:00am to 16:00pm
Norman Lockyer Observatory
Salcombe Hill Road, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 0NY
The Norman Lockyer Observatory will be opening its doors for the whole day in celebration of the Sidmouth Science Festival.
Please note that this has already taken place on 16/10/2022
Event organiser
Norman Lockyer Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Norman Lockyer Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: enquiries@normanlockyer.com
Website: Norman Lockyer Astronomical Society
Twitter: @NLOastronomy
Facebook: Norman Lockyer Astronomical Society
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.
Sun 16th Oct
Local light pollution
Norman Lockyer Observatory 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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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Norman Lockyer Observatory. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.