Solar Day at Rosse Observatory
Saturday 17th August 2024 from 11:00am to 16:00pm
Rosse Observatory
Carleton Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3RJ
Join the friendly astronomers from the West Yorkshire Astronomical Society at their Rosse Observatory for a day observing our closest star, the Sun! The group will have special solar telescopes available for safe and up close observation of the Sun’s surface. A small on the door fee of a couple of pounds may be applicable.
Please note that this has already taken place on 17/08/2024
Event organiser
West Yorkshire Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact West Yorkshire Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
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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 17th Aug
Local light pollution
Rosse 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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