See the partial solar eclipse at the Dark Space Planetarium
Saturday 29th March 2025 from 10:00am to 12:00pm
Dark Space Planetarium
St Mary Street, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, DG6 4EG
The partial eclipse starts at 10am and lasts for around 2 hours. At mid-eclipse approximately 40% of the Sun will be covered. Solar telescopes and eclipse glasses will be available to safely view the Sun. Led by astronomer Mike Alexander.
Please note this is a morning event and will take place outside the planetarium. We are aware that Scottish weather is unpredictable so if it’s cloudy we will show a live stream of the eclipse inside the dome.
Please note that this has already taken place on 29/03/2025
Event organiser
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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
Dark Space Planetarium 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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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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