Observing with the Bradford Astronomical Society
Wednesday 8th January 2025 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
Baildon Moor
Sconce Lane, Baildon, West Yorkshire, BD17 6BG, Yorkshire and The Humber
From September to May, members of the Bradford Astronomical Society host regular observing sessions at their dark sky site on Baildon Moor, weather permitting.
The public are welcome to join them by prior arrangement. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to attend this session, and to confirm the exact location.
Please note that this has already taken place on 08/01/2025
Event organiser
Bradford Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Bradford Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Bradford Astronomical Society
Twitter: @bradfordastro
Facebook: Bradford Astronomical Society
Event booking
Event 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.
Wed 8th Jan
Local light pollution
Baildon Moor 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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Urban
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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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