Orwell Park Observatory Open Evening
Monday 6th January 2025 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
Orwell Park Observatory
Orwell Park School, Nacton, Suffolk, IP10 0ER
This event is an ideal opportunity to visit the Orwell Park Observatory, and ideal for prospective new members of OASI to attend before joining the group. Billed as a “taster evening”, these events must be booked in advance. Demand is high and we recommend booking in good time. There is a minimum donation of £3 per visitor (payable during the visit) to assist with running costs of the observatory.
To arrange your attendance, please email [email protected] and include your contact telephone number.
Please note that this has already taken place on 06/01/2025
Event organiser
Orwell Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Orwell Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Orwell Astronomical Society
Twitter: @OASIpswich
Facebook: Orwell 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.
Mon 6th Jan
Local light pollution
Orwell Park Observatory 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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