Stargazing at the Marlborough College Blackett Observatory
Monday 25th November 2024 from 18:00pm to 21:30pm
Blackett Observatory
Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 1PA
Enjoy a rare opportunity to explore the night sky with experts at the Marlborough College Blackett Observatory, whatever the weather! Attendees will be able to go into the Observatory to visit the oldest computerised telescope, in the world! Suitable for 8 years and over – children must be accompanied. If clear, observing will take place outside and in the main dome; if cloudy, there is plenty to show and discuss in the Observatory.
Please note that this has already taken place on 25/11/2024
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.
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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.
Mon 25th Nov
Local light pollution
Blackett Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-rural 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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