Viewing the night sky at Hampstead Observatory
Friday 28th February 2025 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
Hampstead Observatory
Hampstead Grove, Hampstead, London, NW3 1DU
Join the friendly volunteer astronomers at the Hampstead Observatory for an evening observing the night skies!
You’ll have the opportunity to observe through a 6″ Cooke refracting telescope, which dates back to the turn of the 20th century and offers fantastic views of objects from planets to the Moon!
This is a free event however requires prior booking via the Eventbrite website.
Note that tickets will only become available if weather permits the observatory to open, a decision that is made at 10am on the morning of the event date.
Event organiser
Hampstead Scientific Society is organising this event
Please contact Hampstead Scientific Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Hampstead Scientific Society
Facebook: Hampstead Scientific Society
Event booking
Weather forecast
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Weather forecast for Hampstead (0.1 miles away) updated 28/02/25 at 04:03.
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.
Fri 28th Feb
Local light pollution
Hampstead Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban 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.
Forthcoming events
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