See the partial solar eclipse from Calton Hill
Saturday 29th March 2025 from 10:00am to 12:30pm
Edinburgh Playfair Observatory
Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH7 5AA
Join astronomers from The Astronomical Society of Edinburgh to witness the partial eclipse of the Sun.
Not a great forecast but we will be on Calton Hill at the old City Observatory with telescopes for the public to look through plus eclipse glasses to give away. Looks like there “may” be a little Sun at the start of the event but you can look through our telescopes at the hills / Castle / Arthur’s Seat anyway.
Please note that this has already taken place on 29/03/2025
Event organiser
The Astronomical Society of Edinburgh is organising this event
Please contact The Astronomical Society of Edinburgh directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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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.
Sat 29th Mar
Local light pollution
Edinburgh Playfair Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.