Solar Observing at Sherwood Observatory Open Day

Name: Solar Observing at Sherwood Observatory Open Day
Start: 2025-04-12T09:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-04-12T16:30:00+00:00
Location: Sherwood Observatory and Science Discovery Centre

Saturday 12th April 2025 from 10:30am to 17:30pm

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Sherwood Observatory and Science Discovery Centre
Coxmoor Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 5LF, East Midlands

During the Spring and Summer months, Sherwood Observatory hosts a number of solar viewing events during the daytime to share their facilities and introduce astronomy to visitors. Enjoy spectacular views of the Sun using special solar telescopes, as well as planetarium shows and other activities.

Please note that this has already taken place on 12/04/2025

Event organiser

Sherwood Observatory is organising this event

Please contact Sherwood Observatory 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.

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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 Apr

Full Moon

99 % illuminated

NO DARKNESS

Local light pollution

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