Solar Observing in Herschel's Garden
Tuesday 21st June 2022 from 10:00am to 17:00pm
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
19 New King Street, Bath, Avon, BA1 2BL, South West
Celebrate the Summer Solstice by watching the fiery surface of the Sun from the garden of the Herschel Museum of Astronomy, where Uranus was discovered in 1781.
The solar telescopes and Bath Astronomers will be in the garden from 10 am to 5 pm to guide you so you can observe the Sun safely and tell you more about your nearest star.
Please note that this has already taken place on 21/06/2022
Event organiser
Bath Astronomers is organising this event
Please contact Bath Astronomers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
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Event 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.
Tue 21st Jun
Local light pollution
Herschel Museum of Astronomy 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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