Scilly Dark Skies Week 2023
Saturday 30th September 2023 from 18:00pm to Friday 6th October 2023 22:00pm
COSMOS Observatory
Signal Row, St Martins, Isles of Scilly, TR25 0QN, South West
Scilly Dark Skies Week 2023 occurs from 30th September to 6th October. In this annual event, you can enjoy a series of workshops, talks and stargazing sessions on the island and experience the fabulous dark skies above the region.
The festival aims to bring together people with all levels of experience who are curious about astronomy and want to know more about how to appreciate the wonders of the night sky.
For all enquiries, including how to book, please get in touch with [email protected]
Please note that this has already taken place on 30/09/2023
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
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.
Sat 30th Sep
Sun 1st Oct
Mon 2nd Oct
Tue 3rd Oct
Wed 4th Oct
Thu 5th Oct
Fri 6th Oct
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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Urban
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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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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 COSMOS Observatory. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.
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