Whittington Castle Astronomy Day
Saturday 3rd September 2022 from 10:00am to 16:00pm
Whittington Castle
Whittington, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 4DF
Meet astronomers from the North Wales Astronomy Society, Newton Astronomical Society and Macclesfield Astronomical Society who are collaborating to bring you this fantastic day of astronomy at Whittington Castle.
Learn about the night sky, and how telescopes work and get expert advice with various equipment on demonstration. There will also be several presentations throughout the day, and you’ll be able to observe the Sun using special solar telescopes safely.
Please note that this has already taken place on 03/09/2022
Event organiser
North Wales Astronomy Society is organising this event
Please contact North Wales Astronomy Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: North Wales Astronomy Society
Facebook: North Wales Astronomy Society
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 3rd Sep
Local light pollution
Whittington Castle is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural 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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