Denys Wilkinson Building - University of Oxford
Keble Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3RH
Take a trip into the Cosmos with researchers at Oxford Physics. You will begin your trip on Earth before visiting our nearest neighbours, the Moon and the planets in our solar system. Explore strange new worlds and hear about how we hunt for life on distant planets. Let us guide you through our galaxy and those billions of light years away. The event will include stalls, hands-on activities, talks, a planetarium and more! No booking is required, but you may need to queue for a little while, so bring warm clothes.
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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.
Sat 21st Jan
Local light pollution
Denys Wilkinson Building - University of Oxford is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban 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.
Light pollution map of Denys Wilkinson Building - University of Oxford
Forthcoming events
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