See the partial eclipse from the National Space Centre with Leicester Astronomical Society
Tuesday 25th October 2022 from 10:00am to 12:00pm
National Space Centre
Exploration Drive, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 5NS
Join astronomers from the Leceister Astronomical Society to observe the partial eclipse from the front of the National Space Centre car park.
This event is a free drop-in session with telescopes, pin-hole projections and solar viewers (all weather depending). No booking is necessary.
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
National Space Centre is organising this event
Please contact National Space Centre directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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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
National Space Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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