Thanet Observatory
Monkton Nature Reserve, Monkton, CT12 4LH
Description
Join the Monkton Stargazers for this one of their regular public open evening of the Thanet Observatory at Monkton Nature Reserve. Enjoy fantastic views through the observatory's 12inch Newtonian telescope and gaze at the stars above -- the location is probably much darker despite it's proximity to a nearby agricultural greenhouse installation!
These events take place every 4th Friday of the month (except May, June and July and are free of charge to members of the Reserve. Non members can attend one event for free before being asked to join.
Note that these events are subject to favourable weather conditions and the event start time is subject to change -- contact Monkton Reserve before 5pm on the day to confirm any last minute event details.
- Event will involve stargazing and observing the skies through telescopes weather permitting
Corona virus
Please be aware that due to the Coronavirus it is likely that this event has been cancelled or postponed. If you are considering attending this event please double check with the event organiser directly to confirm. If this event is indeed affected the organisers will no doubt need your support in the future -- please do consider attending an event of theirs when possible! Thank you!
Organiser
This online event is being organised by Monkton Stargazers who should be contacted if you have any queries. If you do attend this online event it would be great if you could let the organiser know you found out about it via Go Stargazing, thank you!
Bookings
Contact Monkton Nature Reserve before 3pm on the day of the event to confirm start time and any last minute changes!
Go to the organiser's web page for this event
Location light pollution
This location is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-rural setting based on satellite data from CPRE.
Location darkness on Friday 22nd January 2021
The below graphic shows if and when it will be dark at Thanet Observatory on the evening of this event. Yellow areas show when the skies are not dark due to daylight (bold yellow) and moonlight (faded yellow). Click on the image for an explanation on how darkness is determined.
Other events at Thanet Observatory
See all 3 forthcoming events at this location.
