Summer Solstice Solar Observing
Saturday 29th June 2024 from 13:30pm to 20:00pm
Stirley Nature Reserve - Garden of Stars
Hall Bower Lane, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4 6FA, Yorkshire and The Humber England
Come along and meet the friendly astronomers from the Huddersfield Astronomy Society for a ‘get up close’ experience observing the Sun and its features through our solar telescopes. Everyone is welcome.
Fee (pay on the day) HAS & YWT members £3.00, Non members £5.00, Children free
This event is weather permitting, with any postponement announced on the Society’s facebook page.
Please note that this has already taken place on 29/06/2024
Event organiser
Huddersfield Astronomy Society is organising this event
Please contact Huddersfield Astronomy Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Huddersfield Astronomy Society
Twitter: @huddastro
Facebook: Huddersfield Astronomy 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 29th Jun
Local light pollution
Stirley Nature Reserve - Garden of Stars 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of Stirley Nature Reserve - Garden of Stars
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