Derby and District Astronomical Society Open Day (50th Anniversary)
Saturday 10th August 2024 from 10:00am to 16:00pm
Friends Meeting House - Derby
St Helens Street, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 3GY, East Midlands
Join the friendly astronomers from Derby and District Astronomical Society for this FREE open day celebrating their 50th anniversary!
There will be astronomical displays, astrophotography displays, meteorite displays, a moon globe (signed by several astronauts) and telescopes to look at.
If the weather permits we will have our solar scope and members telescopes set up to do some safe solar observing – fantastic time to do this as the sun is so active and there have been some lovely sun spots to look at.
This event is free and no need to book. Drop by and say hello – and bring your kids, parents, grandparents and next door neighbours with you!!! We can’t wait to show you how amazing our night sky and universe is!
Please note that this has already taken place on 10/08/2024
Event organiser
Derby & District Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Derby & District Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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Event booking
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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.
Sat 10th Aug
Local light pollution
Friends Meeting House - Derby is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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