Open afternoon at EAARO Space Operations Centre

Open afternoon at EAARO Space Operations Centre

Saturday 2nd October 2021 from 12:00pm to 16:00pm

EAARO Space Operations Centre
Space Operations Centre - Building 1013, Alconbury Airfield, Cambridgeshire, PE28 4XA

An open afternoon to allow you the opportunity to visit East Anglian Astrophysical Research Organisation Space Operation Centre, meet the volunteers, see the facility and learn more about what they do. This open afternoon is a free event; however, to help manage numbers and social distancing, the event is split into four groups, prior booking required.

Please note that this has already taken place on 02/10/2021


Event organiser

East Anglian Astrophysical Research Organisation

East Anglian Astrophysical Research Organisation is organising this event

Please contact East Anglian Astrophysical Research Organisation directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.


Event booking

You can make a reservation for this event via the Eventbrite website.

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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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