Public solar viewing with Flamsteed Astronomy Society
Friday 23rd August 2024 from 11:00am to 16:00pm
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 23/08/2024
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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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.
Fri 23rd Aug
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.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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