Solar observing for International SUNday

Name: Solar observing for International SUNday
Start: 2022-06-19T10:00:00+00:00
End: 2022-06-19T14:00:00+00:00
Location: RSPB Lakenheath

Sunday 19th June 2022 from 11:00am to 15:00pm

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RSPB Lakenheath
Station Road, Lakenheath, Suffolk, IP27 9AD

Join astronomers from the Breckland Astronomical Society for an afternoon safely viewing the surface of the Sun as part of “International SUNday”. The group will be near reception; why not pop along and enjoy the reserve, too! No booking is required; just turn up on the day.

Please note that this has already taken place on 19/06/2022

Event organiser

Breckland Astronomical Society is organising this event

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

Email: [email protected]
Website: Breckland Astronomical Society
Facebook: Breckland Astronomical Society

Event booking

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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 19th Jun

Waning Gibbous

73 % illuminated

Dark from 22:36 to 00:12

Dark for 1h 35m

Local light pollution

RSPB Lakenheath is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.