Toothill Observatory Public Open Evening - August 2022
Saturday 27th August 2022 from 20:30pm to 23:30pm
Toothill Observatory
Toothill, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 8AL
Visit the fantastic Toothill Observatory and spend an evening with the friendly members of Solent Amateur Astronomers, observing the planets and distant objects through their large telescope.
These open evenings coincide when there is no bright Moon in the sky; however, the observatory will only be open if the weather permits.
If the weather is cloudy on the date the event may be rescheduled for the following week. Please visit the Solent Amateur Astronomers website to check!
No booking is required. There is a fee of £5 per adult and 50p per child payable at the door. All proceeds go towards running the facility. Clear skies!
Please note that this has already taken place on 27/08/2022
Event organiser
Solent Amateur Astronomers is organising this event
Please contact Solent Amateur Astronomers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: webmaster@solentastro.org
Website: Solent Amateur Astronomers
Facebook: Solent Amateur Astronomers
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.
Sat 27th Aug
Local light pollution
Toothill 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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Semi-rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Toothill Observatory. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.