Solar Observing with the Bath Astronomers
Saturday 22nd June 2024 from 10:00am to 16:00pm
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
19 New King Street, Bath, Avon, BA1 2BL, South West
Visit the Herschel Museum of Astronomy to have the opportunity to take part in daytime astronomy with the Bath Astronomers from the very garden the Planet Uranus was discovered from in 1781.
The solar telescopes and Bath Astronomers will be in the museum’s garden from 10am to 4pm to help guide you to observe the sun safely and tell you more about your nearest star.
Free with normal admission to the museum.
Please note that this has already taken place on 22/06/2024
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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 22nd 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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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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