Salford Astronomical Society Annual Christmas Lecture
Wednesday 15th December 2021 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
Swinton Gateway
Chorley Road, Swinton, Lancashire, M27 6BP
Join the Salford Astronomical Society for their annual Christmas event, including a (pre-recorded) talk by Alan Chapman and an astronomy based quiz afterwards. Please feel free to dress up from the neck up in a Christmas/Space theme; there will be a prize for the best dressed!
Please note that this has already taken place on 15/12/2021
Event organiser
Salford Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Salford Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Salford Astronomical Society
Twitter: @SalAstroSoc
Facebook: Salford 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 15th Dec
Local light pollution
Swinton Gateway 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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