Summer Solstice Barbeque at the Culloden Observatory
Saturday 22nd June 2024 from 19:00pm to 23:00pm
Jim Savage-Lowden Observatory
Culloden Battlefield, Culloden Moor, Inverness-shire, IV2 5EU
Join the friendly astronomers from the Highlands Astronomical Society for their Summer Solstice BBQ! Learn about the Sun’s travel around the ecliptic and view our closest star using special solar telescopes. Bring your own food, families welcome. Members free, their guests £5.00, visitors £10.00.
Please note that this has already taken place on 22/06/2024
Event organiser
Highlands Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Highlands Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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Event booking
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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 22nd Jun
Local light pollution
Jim Savage-Lowden Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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