Royal Institution Public Talk - The art of stargazing
Saturday 16th November 2024 from 19:00pm to 20:30pm
The Royal Institution
21 Albermarle Street, London, London, W1S 4BS
Join award-winning space scientist and BBC’s The Sky at Night presenter Maggie Aderin-Pocock as she shares her expertise and unique insights into the marvellous world of stars.
Take a tour of our night sky constellations and explore the science, history, culture and romanticism behind these celestial bodies. In this must-attend talk for budding stargazers – and anyone looking for a little more wonder in their lives – Maggie guides us to identify stars and how to make the basics of naked-eye observation, offering fascinating facts plus advice on kit, ‘dark sky’ locations, and much more.
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Event 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.
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Local light pollution
The Royal Institution 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.
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