Skies and Pies at Brockholes
Thursday 20th March 2025 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Brockholes Nature Reserve
Brockholes Nature reserve, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 0AG, North West
Join astronomer Neill Sanders from Go Stargazing for a virtual journey through the night skies of Lancashire, from our planetary neighbours to distant galaxies.
Find out what can be seen with the naked eye, essential equipment and more advanced photography of the wonders of our night sky. The talk will be split into two halves, with a pie and peas supper served during the break.
If the sky is clear, Richard’s telescopes can let you view some of the wonders of the Universe!
Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. Prior booking is required.
Please note that this has already taken place on 20/03/2025
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.
Thu 20th Mar
Local light pollution
Brockholes Nature Reserve 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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