See the partial eclipse at the Institute of Astronomy
Tuesday 25th October 2022 from 10:00am to 12:00pm
Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0HA
Dr Matt Bothwell and his team from the Institute of Astronomy will be running a ‘telescopes on the lawn’ drop-in observing session starting approximately 10 am until midday. Please keep an eye on their social media accounts for more details. You can follow them on Twitter @cambridge_astro.
See more details on our guide to viewing the partial eclipse on the 25th of October.
Please note that this event has already taken place on 25/10/2022
Event organiser
Institute of Astronomy at University of Cambridge is organising this event
Please contact Institute of Astronomy at University of Cambridge directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Institute of Astronomy at University of Cambridge
Twitter: @cambridge_astro
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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 25th Oct
Local light pollution
Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy
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