Public Observing at Bruce Observatory
Sunday 7th April 2019 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
Bruce Observatory - Whitby School
Prospect Hill, Whitby, YO21 1LA
Everyone is invited to join astronomers from Whitby & District Astronomical Society for this one of their regular Sunday evening public observing sessions at the Bruce Observatory. These events are subject to favourable weather conditions and will only take place if there are at least relatively clear skies. Check with the organisers to ensure the event is indeed taking place before setting off.
Please note that this event has already taken place on 07/04/2019
Event organiser
Whitby & District Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Whitby & District Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.whitby-astronomers.com/
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.
Sun 7th Apr
Local light pollution
Bruce Observatory - Whitby School is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.