Stargazing at Whitelee Windfarm
Tuesday 27th February 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre
Moor Road, Eaglesham, Lanarkshire, G76 0QQ
Whitelee Wind Farm are pleased to announce that they are going to be hosting another of our very popular Stargazing Evenings at Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre on the 27th of February 2024 between 7:00pm and 9:00pm.
This will be a free event hosted by Whitelee staff, the Astronomical Society of Glasgow and the Planetarium at Glasgow Science Centre. This event is designed for people wanting to know more about the stars and how to get into astronomy.
Due to the content and activities it is not designed for younger children, so all participants are required to be over the age of 14. There will be Junior Stargazing nights in the Autumn.
Numbers are limited due to the spaces available for the activities. You have until 4:00pm on the 21st of February to apply for tickets.
Please note that this has already taken place on 27/02/2024
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.
Tue 27th Feb
Local light pollution
Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural 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.