Public solar viewing with Flamsteed Astronomy Society

Name: Public solar viewing with Flamsteed Astronomy Society
Start: 2024-08-17T10:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-08-17T15:00:00+00:00
Location: Royal Observatory Greenwich

Saturday 17th August 2024 from 11:00am to 16:00pm

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Royal Observatory Greenwich
Blackheath Avenue, London, London, SE10 8XJ

The friendly and welcoming members of the Flamsteed Astronomy Society run regular FREE public solar viewing events at the Royal Observatory Greenwich throughout the Summer months. Everyone is welcome to join them. In the event that the weather conditions are poor, the event will be postponed to the following day.

Please note that this has already taken place on 17/08/2024

Event organiser

Flamsteed Astronomy Society is organising this event

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

Email: [email protected]
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Twitter: @flamsteed
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Event booking

For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.

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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.

Sat 17th Aug

Waxing Gibbous

90 % illuminated

Dark from 02:19 to 03:27

Dark for 1h 8m

Local light pollution

Royal Observatory Greenwich is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.