Rosse Observatory open evening
Friday 17th December 2021 from 19:30pm to 22:30pm
Rosse Observatory
Carleton Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3RJ
Enjoy an evening of stargazing with friendly astronomers from the West Yorkshire Astronomical Society at this one of their regular open evenings of their fantastic Rosse Observatory.
Enjoy amazing views through their large 14″ aperture Schmidt-Cassegrain reflecting telescope. These events go ahead no matter the weather, with guest speakers, presentations or an informal, friendly chat in the observatory warm room taking place if cloudy.
The first Tuesday of each month is a public open night, where you may just turn up without booking.
On all other nights, please email the Society’s Visitor Co-ordinator to book an appointment.
Please note that this has already taken place on 17/12/2021
Event organiser
West Yorkshire Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact West Yorkshire Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: wyas.bookings@gmail.com
Website: West Yorkshire Astronomical Society
Facebook: West Yorkshire Astronomical Society
Event booking
Event 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 17th Dec
Local light pollution
Rosse Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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.
Forthcoming events
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