Public star party with Letchworth and District Astronomical Society
Friday 21st October 2022 from 19:30pm to 22:00pm
Letchworth Observatory
Standalone Farm, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 4JN
Members of the Letchworth and District Astronomical Society will be hosting a public observing evening where weather permitting, you’ll be able to see star clusters, nebulae and distant galaxies using their large-aperture telescopes. Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will also be putting on a show! Join them at their Letchworth Observatory at Standalone Farm!
Please note that this has already taken place on 21/10/2022
Event organiser
Letchworth & District Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Letchworth & District Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Letchworth & District Astronomical Society
Twitter: @LetchworthAstro
Facebook: Letchworth & District Astronomical Society
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 21st Oct
Local light pollution
Letchworth Observatory 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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