Newtown Astronomy Society meeting and observing
Monday 9th January 2023 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Newtown Catholic Church Crypt
Long Bridge Street, Newtown, Powys, SY16 2BJ
Public members are welcome to join the Newtown Astronomical Society for monthly meetings from September to June on the second Monday of each month.
In September, October, December, January, April and June the meetings are at Newtown Catholic Church Crypt and include a talk, presentation of what can be seen in the night sky this month, telescope surgery and stargazing (if weather permits).
On other months the meetings take place online as a Zoom session.
Please note that this event has already taken place on 09/01/2023
Event organiser
Newtown Astronomy Society is organising this event
Please contact Newtown Astronomy Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Newtown Astronomy Society
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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.
Mon 9th Jan
Local light pollution
Newtown Catholic Church Crypt is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Semi-rural
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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 Newtown Catholic Church Crypt. View these events on a calendar.