Observation evening with Torbay Astronomical Society
Thursday 3rd October 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
Torquay Boys Grammar School & Observatory
Shiphay Manor Drive, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7EL
Join the members of the Torbay Astronomical Society for this observation evening at Torquay Boys Grammer School. You’ll see incredible objects from the school observatory, including planets, galaxies, nebulae and more!
If an observational evening is cloudy, there will instead be short talks, videos and other astronomically related activities in room PL4.
Non-members are welcome for a small fee.
Please note that this has already taken place on 03/10/2024
Event organiser
Torbay Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Torbay Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: astrosecretary@gmail.com
Website: Torbay Astronomical Society
Twitter: @TorbayAstroSoc
Facebook: Torbay Astronomical Society
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.
Thu 3rd Oct
Local light pollution
Torquay Boys Grammar School & Observatory 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of Torquay Boys Grammar School & Observatory
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