Strictly Come Stargazing at Failand Observatory
Wednesday 27th October 2021 from 20:00pm to Monday 1st November 2021 22:00pm
Failand Observatory
Failand, Near Wraxall, Avon, BS8 3US
Experience an exciting tour of the night sky guided by the friendly astronomers from the Bristol Astronomical Society. Observe the Moon, planets and fascinating deep space objects through their telescopes at their wonderful observatory.
These events are free of charge however require prior booking. Tickets are made available via the Eventbrite website on the morning of the event, only if the forecast permits stargazing.
Please note that this has already taken place on 27/10/2021
Event organiser
Bristol Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Bristol Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: secretary@bristolastrosoc.org.uk
Website: Bristol Astronomical Society
Facebook: Bristol Astronomical Society
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.
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Local light pollution
Failand Observatory 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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