Hampshire Astronomical Group monthly meeting - The Astronomy of Stonehenge
Friday 13th September 2024 from 20:00pm to 21:30pm
Clanfield Memorial Hall
South Lane, Clanfield, Hampshire, PO8 0RB
Join the friendly members of the Hampshire Astronomical Group for their monthly meeting at Clanfield Memorial Hall. These meetings are ideally suited to beginners, and newcomers are welcome.
Enjoy a “middle of the road” level presentation that will appeal to those without prior knowledge and learn interesting aspects of astronomy. A small on-the-door fee is charged to help cover expenses without booking in advance.
This months talk is “The Astronomy of Stonehenge” by Simon Banton, Archeoastronomer and Stonehenge Researcher
, and includes a discussion of the accepted and more controversial astronomical alignments at Stonehenge. Did the builders understand the movements of the Sun and Moon as some believe? Can Stonehenge actually be used to predict eclipses
Please note that this has already taken place on 13/09/2024
Event organiser
Hampshire Astronomical Group is organising this event
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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.
Fri 13th Sep
Local light pollution
Clanfield Memorial Hall is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest 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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