University of St Andrews Observatory public open night
Saturday 15th March 2025 from 18:00pm to 21:00pm
University of St Andrews Observatory
University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9LZ
Join the friendly astronomers at the University of St Andrews Observatory for this one of their annual open evenings. All welcome, entry is free. There is no need to book, except if you would like to come with a large (>10) group. All telescopes will be operating, and depending on the weather will be observing. Meet the local astronomers, the local artist, and talk about telescopes, stars, galaxies. Spread the word!
Please note that this has already taken place on 15/03/2025
Event organiser
St Andrews University is organising this event
Please contact St Andrews University directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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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 15th Mar
Local light pollution
University of St Andrews 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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