
Putteridge Bury Observatory Public Open Evening
Wednesday 13th October 2021 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
University of Bedford - Putteridge Bury Campus
Hitchin Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 8LE
Enjoy an introduction to the night skies by Luton Astronomical Society at this free public open evening of their observatory. There will be a presentation should the weather not allow for observing. Please contact the society via their website’s “General Enquiries” form to let them know if you plan to attend.
Please note that this event has already taken place on 13/10/2021
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: http://www.lutonastrolink.org.uk/
Twitter: @LutonAstro
Facebook: Luton 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.

Wed 13th Oct
Local light pollution
University of Bedford - Putteridge Bury Campus is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of University of Bedford - Putteridge Bury Campus