Observing comets presentation and stargazing
Friday 19th May 2023 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
Castlehill Heritage Centre
Castletown, Caithness, Caithness, KW14 8TG
Everyone is invited to join the friendly astronomers from the Caithness Astronomy Group for their May meeting, which includes a presentation by Denis Buczinski, a highly respected award-winning amateur astronomer, and then observing afterwards using telescopes. Children accompanied by a parent or guardian are welcome to this free public event.
Please note that this has already taken place on 19/05/2023
Event organiser
Caithness Astronomy Group is organising this event
Please contact Caithness Astronomy Group directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Caithness Astronomy Group
Facebook: Caithness Astronomy Group
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.
Fri 19th May
Local light pollution
Castlehill Heritage Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural 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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