Space Week Family Fun Days (free!)
Thursday 20th February 2025 from 11:00am to Friday 21st February 2025 16:00pm
Burlington House
Picadilly, London, London, W1J 0BG, London
On the 20th and 21st of February, the Geological Society will be opening their doors for two free Family Days during half-term, as part of Space Week.
Children will be able to hold rocks from space, learn about space exploration, save the Earth from incoming asteroids, and explore the Moon and other planetary bodies!
Event booking
Weather forecast
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20/02/25
12° 10% -
20/02/25
12° 10% -
21/02/25
12° 11% -
21/02/25
12° 56%
Weather forecast for The Mall (0.4 miles away) updated 19/02/25 at 16:01.
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.
Thu 20th Feb
Fri 21st Feb
Local light pollution
Burlington House 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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Urban
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Burlington House. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.
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