Putteridge Bury Observatory Public Open Evening

Name: Putteridge Bury Observatory Public Open Evening
Start: 2024-03-14T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2024-03-14T21:30:00+00:00
Location: University of Bedford - Putteridge Bury Campus

Thursday 14th March 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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University of Bedford - Putteridge Bury Campus
Hitchin Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 8LE

Enjoy an introduction to the night skies by the Luton Astronomical Society at this free public open evening of their observatory. There will be a presentation should the weather not allow for observing. If you have a telescope or binoculars, please bring them along for expert help from their members. Meet in the car park between 19:30 and 20:00. Please contact the society via their website’s “General Enquiries” form to let them know if you plan to attend.

Please note that this has already taken place on 14/03/2024

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 14th Mar

Waxing Crescent

18 % illuminated

Dark from 00:22 to 05:01

Dark for 4h 39m

Local light pollution

University of Bedford - Putteridge Bury Campus is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.