Observing with Caithness Astronomy Group (free!)

Observing with Caithness Astronomy Group (free!)

Sunday 9th February 2025 from 18:30pm to 20:00pm

Castlehill Heritage Centre
Castletown, Caithness, Caithness, KW14 8TG

Join Caithness Astronomy Group for a visual tour of the solar system. Weather permitting the group will be hold free family oriented ‘drop by’ lunar & planetary observing sessions in Wick, Thurso and Castletown. Join them to look at the moon and brighter planets through telescopes, and learn more about our solar system.

During this observing session the group also hope to view a lunar occultation of Mars, where the red planet will briefly disappear behind the Moon in the sky. This will occur at ~6.54pm, and last approx 8 minutes.

This event is held in celebration of National Astronomy Week.

Please note that this has already taken place on 09/02/2025


Event organiser

Caithness Astronomy Group

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.


Event booking

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Event darkness

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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.



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