Stargazing at the Blackett Observatory
Friday 30th September 2022 from 19:15pm to 20:30pm
Blackett Observatory
Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 1PA
Gavin, Jonathan, and the Friends of the Blackett Observatory welcome you to Stargazing in this special and unique location above Marlborough.
Be prepared to be amazed – these local experts will introduce you to the wonders of the night sky, whatever the weather!
Attendees can visit the Observatory to see the world’s oldest computerised telescope. Suitable for eight years and over – children must be accompanied.
All proceeds from this event will go to helping Sustainable Marlborough to run future events. Thanks to Gavin, Jonathan and the Friends of Blackett Observatory for this fantastic opportunity.
Prior booking is required to attend this event.
Please note that this has already taken place on 30/09/2022
Event organiser
Blackett Observatory is organising this event
Please contact Blackett Observatory directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Blackett Observatory
Event booking
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.
Fri 30th Sep
Local light pollution
Blackett Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Semi-rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.