Observing evening with St Neots Astronomy Association
Monday 5th February 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Paxton Pits Nature Reserve
High Street, Little Paxton, Cambridgeshire, PE19 6ET
Everyone is invited to join the St Neots Astronomy Association members for this one of their regular observing sessions at Paxton Pits Nature Reserve.
A typical observing evening will last 1-2 hours and includes a tour of the sky using a laser pen, identifying constellations and planets that may be visible, and then observing using telescopes.
Note that this event is weather dependent, a final go/no go decision will be announced on the Society’s website at 6 pm on the day of the event.
This event is run by volunteers and is free of charge; donations to the Society are welcome.
Event organiser
St Neots Astronomy Association is organising this event
Please contact St Neots Astronomy Association 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.
Mon 5th Feb
Local light pollution
Paxton Pits Nature Reserve is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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.
Forthcoming events
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