Observing with Herefordshire Astronomical Society
Thursday 19th January 2023 from 18:30pm to 21:00pm
Lugg Meadow
Ledbury Road, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1QW
Members of the Herefordshire Astronomical Society regularly schedule monthly observing sessions at one of their chosen observing sites, the primary of which is near Lugg Meadow to the East of Hereford.
The Society’s telescopes will be available for public use, and you are encouraged to bring your telescope if you have one.
The dates are provisional and may change slightly depending on the weather forecast. The location is also subject to change.
Please get in touch with the Society if you would like to attend this session. A map of the observing location with directions is available on their website.
Please note that this has already taken place on 19/01/2023
Event organiser
Herefordshire Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Herefordshire Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Herefordshire Astronomical Society
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.
Thu 19th Jan
Local light pollution
Lugg Meadow 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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