Solar Observing at Northumberland Park
Thursday 11th August 2022 from 12:00pm to 15:00pm
Northumberland Park - North Shields
King Edward Road, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 2ES
Join astronomers from the Sunderland Astronomical Society for an afternoon observing our closest star, the Sun using special solar telescopes. This is an informal event and is dependent on the weather.
Please note that this has already taken place on 11/08/2022
Event organiser
Sunderland Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Sunderland Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Sunderland Astronomical Society
Twitter: @sunderlandastro
Facebook: Sunderland Astronomical Society
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.
Thu 11th Aug
Local light pollution
Northumberland Park - North Shields is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban 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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