Rosse Observatory public open evening
Friday 29th April 2022 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 a presentation or an informal, friendly chat in the observatory warm-room taking place if cloudy.
These sessions occur on the first Tuesday and the last Friday of each month, with no prior booking required. However, if you would like to visit the observatory more frequently, please consider becoming a Member of the Society.
Please note that this event has already taken place on 29/04/2022
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: [email protected]
Website: http://www.wyas.org.uk/
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 29th Apr
Local light pollution
Rosse Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Semi-rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Rosse Observatory. View these events on a calendar.