Stargazing with Galloway Forest Astronomical Society
Saturday 24th February 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm
Newton Stewart Tennis Club
York Road, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, DG8 6HN, Scotland
Join the friendly members of the Galloway Forest Astronomical Society for their first stargazing evening of 2024. They will have a number of telescopes set up for members and visitors to use, under the guidance of expert astronomers Robin Rice and Brian Rice.
If the weather is bad, the event will be postponed with further attempts on Wednesday 28th and failing that once again on Friday 1st March.
For the latest updates as to whether the event is going ahead please check the group’s Facebook event.
Please note that this has already taken place on 24/02/2024
Event organiser
Galloway Forest Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Galloway Forest Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Galloway Forest Astronomical Society
Facebook: Galloway Forest Astronomical Society
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.
Sat 24th Feb
Local light pollution
Newton Stewart Tennis Club is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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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