Solar observing with Ilkeston and District Astronomical Society
Saturday 24th August 2024 from 10:00am to 16:00pm
Shipley Country Park Visitors Centre
Heanor, Shipley, Derbyshire, DE75 7GX, East Midlands
The Ilkeston and District Astronomical Society members will hold a solar observing event at the Shipley Park Visitor Centre this Saturday, August 24th. Members will have telescopes fitted with special filters to allow safe viewing of the Sun. The public is welcome to look through our members’ equipment free of charge; donations are welcomed and go towards the running of the Society.
Please note that this has already taken place on 24/08/2024
Event organiser
Ilkeston and District Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Ilkeston and District Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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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.
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.
Sat 24th Aug
Local light pollution
Shipley Country Park Visitors Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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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