Wiltshire Astronomical Society observing session
Friday 6th May 2022 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
Lacock Playing Fields
Lacock, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 2LQ
Astronomers from the Wiltshire Astronomical Society meet up in the car park outside the back of the Red Lion, next to the Lacock playing fields, once per month for an observing session. These events are weather permitting, a decision being made on the day. Please get in touch with the Society for more details, or visit their Facebook page for updates.
Please note that this has already taken place on 06/05/2022
Event organiser
Wiltshire Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Wiltshire Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Wiltshire Astronomical Society
Facebook: Wiltshire 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.
Fri 6th May
Local light pollution
Lacock Playing Fields 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.
Forthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Lacock Playing Fields. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.
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