See the partial eclipse at Wynyard Planetarium
Tuesday 25th October 2022 from 09:30am to 12:30pm
Wynyard Planetarium & Observatory
Thorpe Thewles, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, TS21 3JG
The solar eclipse on the 25th of October has a maximum of 20% coverage from the Wynyard Planetarium and Observatory.
The eclipse will start at 10:05 with first contact; it will be at its maximum at 11:03 and end at 11:51.
The planetarium will be open from 09:30 onwards.
This is not a ticketed event, so no need to book; just turn up before it starts; you can also leave at any point.
Our volunteers would like to invite you to this free event and view this partial solar eclipse through the safety of our solar scope, which uses a special hydrogen alpha solar filter.
Please note that this has already taken place on 25/10/2022
Event organiser
Teesside Astronomical Science Centre is organising this event
Please contact Teesside Astronomical Science Centre directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Teesside Astronomical Science Centre
Twitter: @wwp_planetarium
Facebook: Teesside Astronomical Science Centre
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.
Tue 25th Oct
Local light pollution
Wynyard Planetarium & Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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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