The Astronomy Centre Public Open Evening
Saturday 4th February 2023 from 19:30pm to 23:00pm
The Astronomy Centre
Bacup Road A681, Near Todmorden, Lancashire, OL14 7HP
The Astronomy Centre near Todmorden is open to the public every Saturday from 7:30 pm until late throughout the year. Join their friendly team of astronomers for a tour of the facility and explore the skies with various telescopes, including a huge 30″ aperture Dobsonian telescope and a 15″ refractor.
Observing using telescopes is weather permitting with talks and presentations taking place if the weather is cloudy or the skies are light.
No prior booking is required however you might like to contact the venue to confirm your visit. There is no formal charge for visitors, a small donation of a few pounds is welcome.
Event organiser
Astronomy Centre is organising this event
Please contact Astronomy Centre directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Astronomy Centre
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.
Sat 4th Feb
Local light pollution
The Astronomy Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural 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.
Forthcoming events
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