Cardiff Astronomical Society meeting
Thursday 17th October 2024 from 19:30pm to 16:30pm
Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy
5 The Parade, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF24 3AA
Join the friendly members of the Cardiff Astronomical Society for this regular meeting at the Trevithick Theatre in the Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy.
These sessions are primarily lecture-based and include a lecture presentation by a guest speaker covering the latest astronomical discoveries and various topics.
The meetings are also a fantastic means to discover more about the group’s practical observing sessions at their Dyffryn Observatory.
Prior booking is not required; however, if you are new to the Society, please email them to let them know you plan to attend.
Event organiser
Cardiff Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Cardiff Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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Event booking
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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.
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Local light pollution
Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban 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.
Light pollution map of Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy
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