Wynyard Planetarium & Observatory
Thorpe Thewles, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, TS21 3JG
Join astronomers from the Teeside Astronomical Science Centre for this one of their regular Tuesday evening open nights of their observatory in the grounds of Wynyard Park. These events are weather dependent — if the skies are looking like they will be clear you are welcome to come along, free of charge and without the need to book your visit in advance. This is a great opportunity for everyone including families to experience observing interesting and distant objects through a large telescope!
Please note that this event has already taken place on 31/03/2020
Event organiser
Teesside Astronomical Science Centre is organising this event
Please contact Teesside Astronomical Science Centre directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.wynyard-planetarium.net
Twitter: @wwp_planetarium
Facebook: Teesside Astronomical Science Centre
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.
Tue 31st Mar
Local light pollution
Wynyard Planetarium & Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Urban
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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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Rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.