Practical Astronomy Show 2023
Saturday 11th March 2023 from 09:00am to 17:00pm
Kettering Conference Centre
Thurston Drive, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 6PB
This completely free astronomy show brings together a selection of leading astronomy businesses and organisations under one roof for one day. The show is free to attend with numerous talks and presentations throughout the day and caters for all levels of interest and experience.
Please note that this has already taken place on 11/03/2023
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.
Sat 11th Mar
Local light pollution
Kettering Conference Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban 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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