Scilly Dark Skies Week 2021
Saturday 2nd October 2021 from 12:00pm to Saturday 9th October 2021 12:00pm
COSMOS Observatory
Signal Row, St Martins, Isles of Scilly, TR25 0QN, South West
Scilly Dark Skies Week celebrates grassroots astronomy and the Isles of Scilly’s wondrously dark skies.
By night, settle in for talks from world-class practitioners in the fields of astronomy and astrophotography, followed by stargazing through telescopes at some of the most unpolluted night skies in the UK.
By day, wander on foot and explore Scilly at your own pace before hands-on workshops await: build practical astronomy skills and knowledge – from choosing the right telescope to photographing the universe to exploring the ancient connection between Scilly’s earth and sky.
Please note that this has already taken place on 02/10/2021
Event organiser
Community Observatory St Martins on Scilly is organising this event
Please contact Community Observatory St Martins on Scilly directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Community Observatory St Martins on Scilly
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.
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Local light pollution
COSMOS Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
Below is a list of events at COSMOS Observatory. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.
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