Solar Observing at Wells Cathedral Green
Saturday 13th August 2022 from 11:00am to 17:00pm
Wells Cathedral
Cathedral Green, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2UE
Come to the green in front of Wells Cathedral to join Wells & Mendip Astronomers on Saturday 13th August from 11 am until late afternoon to be shown the wonders of our nearest star, the Sun.
This event offers an excellent opportunity for you and your family to safely observe the surface and atmosphere of the Sun with expert guidance from members of Wells & Mendip Astronomers.
See prominences, filaments, sunspots, faculae, and, if you’re lucky, flares bigger and brighter than those in the 1970s.
Your local group of amateur astronomers will be supplying all the telescopes. You need your eyes.
Please note that this event has already taken place on 13/08/2022
Event organiser
Wells & Mendip Astronomers is organising this event
Please contact Wells & Mendip Astronomers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Wells & Mendip Astronomers
Twitter: @WellsMendipAstr
Facebook: Wells & Mendip Astronomers
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.
Sat 13th Aug
Local light pollution
Wells Cathedral is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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.