Salford Astronomical Society meeting
Wednesday 9th March 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
Swinton Gateway
Chorley Road, Swinton, Lancashire, M27 6BP
In addition to their regular observatory open evenings, the Salford Astronomical Society meet every second Wednesday of the month from September through to April at Swinton Gateway. Meetings involve a presentation or talk by a guest speaker on various astronomical topics, which the public are welcome to attend.
Please note that this event has already taken place on 09/03/2022
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: https://www.salfordastro.org.uk/
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 9th Mar
Local light pollution
Swinton Gateway is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban 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.