Sherwood Observatory Public Open Evening

Name: Sherwood Observatory Public Open Evening
Start: 2022-02-12T18:00:00+00:00
End: 2022-02-12T22:30:00+00:00
Location: Sherwood Observatory

Saturday 12th February 2022 from 18:00pm to 22:30pm

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Sherwood Observatory
Near Coxmoor Golf Club, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 5LF

Join Mansfield and Sutton Astronomical Society members as they open their observatory for this popular open evening.

The event runs throughout the evening, with visitors split into groups, including a short presentation, observing through their huge 24-inch aperture self-made telescope, and joining members for a tour of the night sky and observing through their telescopes.

Families are very welcome, and these events are a great way to spend an evening even if the weather doesn’t play ball! Prior booking is essential.

Please note that this has already taken place on 12/02/2022

Event organiser

Mansfield & Sutton Astronomical Society is organising this event

Please contact Mansfield & Sutton Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

Email: [email protected]
Website: Mansfield & Sutton Astronomical Society
Twitter: @sherwoodobs
Facebook: Mansfield & Sutton Astronomical Society

Event booking

For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.

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Event darkness

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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 12th Feb

Waxing Gibbous

80 % illuminated

NO DARKNESS

Local light pollution

Sherwood Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.