Winchendon Observatory
Nether Wichendon, Aylesbury, HP18
Description
Every Friday night during the observing season (September through to end of May) and weather permitting the members of Aylesbury Astronomy Society hold observing sessions at their out-of-town observatory located near the village of Upper Wichendon.
The events are open to the public by prior arrangement and are dependent on the weather, the status of events can be seen on their website as well as guidance for visitors. Please contact the event organisers with regards to event times, availability and to arrange your visit.
- Event will involve stargazing and observing the skies through telescopes weather permitting
- Event run by a local astronomical society often involving an in-depth presentation by a guest speaker often with observing afterwards if weather permits. Most societies welcome members of the public to join them sometimes for a small fee or donation.
Corona virus
Please be aware that due to the Coronavirus it is likely that this event has been cancelled or postponed. If you are considering attending this event please double check with the event organiser directly to confirm. If this event is indeed affected the organisers will no doubt need your support in the future -- please do consider attending an event of theirs when possible! Thank you!
Organiser
This online event is being organised by Aylesbury Astronomical Society who should be contacted if you have any queries. If you do attend this online event it would be great if you could let the organiser know you found out about it via Go Stargazing, thank you!
Bookings
Please contact Aylesbury Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Go to the organiser's web page for this event
Location light pollution
This location is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-rural setting based on satellite data from CPRE.
Location darkness on Friday 15th January 2021
The below graphic shows if and when it will be dark at Winchendon Observatory on the evening of this event. Yellow areas show when the skies are not dark due to daylight (bold yellow) and moonlight (faded yellow). Click on the image for an explanation on how darkness is determined.
Other events at Winchendon Observatory
See all 19 forthcoming events at this location.
