Ilkeston & District Astronomical Society informal meeting
Wednesday 30th October 2024 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
Shipley Country Park Visitors Centre
Heanor, Shipley, Derbyshire, DE75 7GX, East Midlands
Ilkeston & District Astronomical Society invite you to join them for this open, informal meeting held on the last Wednesday of every month in the Green Room of the Shipley Country Park Visitors Centre. If the weather allows, there may be an ad-hoc stargazing session!
Turn right, immediately after Cullums, down a single-track road that will lead to a small car park at the side of the visitors’ centre. Then walk around to the rear, and the entrance is adjacent to the outdoor play area.
Event organiser
Ilkeston and District Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Ilkeston and District Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
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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.
Wed 30th Oct
Local light pollution
Shipley Country Park Visitors Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Shipley Country Park Visitors Centre. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.
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