Public observing evening at Putteridgebury (World Space Week)

Name: Public observing evening at Putteridgebury (World Space Week)
Start: 2023-10-05T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2023-10-05T20:30:00+00:00
Location: Luton Dall Observatory at Putteridge Bury

Thursday 5th October 2023 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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Luton Dall Observatory at Putteridge Bury
Putteridge Bury, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 8LE

Enjoy an evening with the friendly astronomers of the Luton Astronomical Society as they open their observatory for a stargazing session in recognition of World Space Week. Meet in the main car park from 19:30 (last entry at 20:00). Wear stout footwear and bring your telescope or binoculars if you have them (telescopes will be provided).

Please note that this has already taken place on 05/10/2023

Event organiser

Luton Astronomical Society is organising this event

Please contact Luton Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

Email: [email protected]
Website: Luton Astronomical Society
Twitter: @LutonAstro
Facebook: Luton Astronomical Society

Event booking

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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.

Thu 5th Oct

Third Quarter

65 % illuminated

Dark from 18:43 to 20:31

Dark for 1h 47m

Local light pollution

Luton Dall Observatory at Putteridge Bury is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.