Orwell Park Observatory Public Open Evening
Tuesday 10th May 2022 from 20:15pm to 22:15pm
Orwell Park Observatory
Orwell Park School, Nacton, Suffolk, IP10 0ER
Members of the public can join astronomers from Orwell Astronomical Society for this special public opening of their Orwell Park Observatory, including a tour of the facility and the opportunity to observe the skies through their fantastic 10″ Tomline Refracting telescope, subject to weather conditions. Prior booking is essential.
Please note that this has already taken place on 10/05/2022
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: info@oasi.org.uk
Website: Orwell Astronomical Society
Twitter: @OASIpswich
Facebook: Orwell 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.
Tue 10th May
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.
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