Whitby and District Astronomical Society monthly meeting
Tuesday 7th January 2025 from 19:30pm to 21:15pm
Bruce Observatory - Whitby School
Prospect Hill, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 1LA
The Whitby and District Astronomical Society meet on the first Tuesday of each month from October to April at the Caedmon College Normanby Site (also home to the Bruce Observatory and known as Whitby College or Whitby School). Meetings take place in Room H1.
Everyone is welcome to join them for a night sky tour using planetarium software and topical discussions on astronomy.
Event organiser
Whitby & District Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Whitby & District Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Whitby & District 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 7th Jan
Local light pollution
Bruce Observatory - Whitby School 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.
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