Telescope Workshop Night with Bolton Astronomical Society
Tuesday 22nd September 2020 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
Ladybridge Community Centre
Beaumont Drive, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 4RZ
Everyone is invited to join the friendly astronomers from Bolton Astronomical Society for this public workshop event. If you have a telescope and would like some help and advice please do bring it along! If the skies are clear you’ll be observing the night sky, if not the event moves indoors helping people with their setup.
Please note that this event has already taken place on 22/09/2020
Event organiser
Bolton Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Bolton Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.boltonastro.co.uk/
Twitter: @BoltonAstroSoc
Facebook: Bolton 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.
Tue 22nd Sep
Local light pollution
Ladybridge Community Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.