Friends of the Marlborough Telescope observing session (Perseids)

Name: Friends of the Marlborough Telescope observing session (Perseids)
Start: 2024-08-12T21:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-08-12T23:00:00+00:00
Location: Blackett Observatory

Monday 12th August 2024 from 22:00pm to Tuesday 13th August 2024 00:00am

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Blackett Observatory
Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 1PA

This open evening at the Blackett Observatory, located on the grounds of Marlborough College, is exclusive to Friends of the Marlborough Telescope.

By becoming a ‘Friend of the Marlborough telescope’, you will receive a diary of planned events, a contact number to arrange private visits and be invited to attend private observation events during the year (including Solar observations by day).

Membership costs just £20 per year (September to August) for an adult and includes immediate family.

Please see the Blackett Observatory website for details on how to join the group and attend these events.

Please note that this has already taken place on 12/08/2024

Event organiser

Blackett Observatory is organising this event

Please contact Blackett Observatory directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

Email: [email protected]
Website: Blackett Observatory

Event booking

This event is for Friends of the Marlborough Telescope. Please see the Blackett Observatory website to join the group and attend these events.

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Event darkness

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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.

Mon 12th Aug

First Quarter

44 % illuminated

Dark from 21:56 to 03:24

Dark for 5h 28m

Tue 13th Aug

First Quarter

54 % illuminated

Dark from 22:20 to 03:26

Dark for 5h 6m

Local light pollution

Blackett Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.