Stargazing at the Scottish Dark Sky Observatory
Thursday 18th June 2020 from 20:00pm to 23:00pm
Scottish Dark Sky Observatory
Craigengillan Lodge, Dalmellington, East Ayrshire, KA6 7PZ
Amaze at the wonderfully dark skies above Galloway and observe through large aperture instruments with the assistance of experienced resident and volunteer Astronomers. Events take place most weekday and weekend evenings (closed Mondays, Tuesdays and most Sundays) and the observatory is sometimes reserved for private events. Event start and end times vary throughout the year. Advanced booking required.
Please note that this event has already taken place on 18/06/2020
Event organiser
Scottish Dark Sky Observatory is organising this event
Please contact Scottish Dark Sky Observatory directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://scottishdarkskyobservatory.co.uk/
Twitter: @darkskyobs
Facebook: Scottish Dark Sky Observatory
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.
Thu 18th Jun
Local light pollution
Scottish Dark Sky Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.