Solar Observing at New Hall Water Mill

Name: Solar Observing at New Hall Water Mill
Start: 2023-08-06T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2023-08-06T15:00:00+00:00
Location: New Hall Water Mill

Sunday 6th August 2023 from 10:00am to 16:00pm

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New Hall Water Mill
Wylde Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B76 1QU

Members of the Birmingham Astronomical Society will be attending the New Hall Water Mill public open day, offering views of the Sun through special solar telescopes.

Please note that this has already taken place on 06/08/2023

Event organiser

Birmingham Astronomical Society is organising this event

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

Email: [email protected]
Website: Birmingham Astronomical Society
Twitter: @bas_uk
Facebook: Birmingham 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.

Sun 6th Aug

Waning Gibbous

76 % illuminated

Dark from 21:26 to 21:51

Dark for 0h 24m

Local light pollution

New Hall Water Mill is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.