'Star Nights'

These are public events held in conjunction with the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust and  will be held at 4 LWT venues across Lincolnshire, at Gibraltar Point Visitor Centre just south of Skegness on the Lincolnshire Coast, at the Education Centre, Whisby Nature Park, Lincoln, at the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust HQ at Banovallum House in Horncastle and the new venue at Far Ings Reserve near Barton upon Humber. All the evenings will have a basic theme but if the sky is clear then observing with my telescope will take place instead of (and occasionally as well as) the evenings talk.

There will be a small charge for admission for the public of £3 per adult and £1.50 for U18s.

Very Important!
Always come prepared for observing so make sure you are well wrapped up and have good footwear especially during the winter sessions! By it's very nature Astronomy and practical night sky observing are conducted in the dark so neither the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust nor I (Paul Money) accept responsibility for misbehaviour of participants or anyone who doesn't take care in the dark. Please bring small torches but NOT mega bright ones! Binoculars would be useful if you wish to bring them along. Children should be accompanied by adults at all times.  

A new Public Starnight organised with the Forestry Commission took place at Chambers Farm Wood near Wragby on February 2nd (Saturday) 2008 at 7:30pm with a talk 'Rambling through the night sky' and we had limited viewing of the night sky due to the mainly overcast skies!   See this link to Chambers Farm wood Visitor Centre.

There will more Starnights for 2009 as it is the International Year of Astronomy - click the link to find out more about IYA2009

2008 Dates:

2008
Date & Time
 Venue
 Theme
 Comments after the event has taken place
January 25th 7:30pm Gibraltar Point Visitors Centre, Skegnes The red planet: Mars!    Great success with Mars being projected onto a screen from a webcam attached to the 10" Newtonian Reflector. Here is a picture I took after everyone had gone. Not bad considering how windy it was! Mars from Gibraltar Point Click here to see a comparison between the image and a simulated view using Guide 8
February 22nd 7:30pm  Banovallum House, Horncastle Exploring the Moon Well attended but cloudy!
March 28th-30th  Fri night - Sun morning Gibraltar Point Visitors Centre, Skegness
 Weekend event - Beginners guide to our Galaxy - this event requires advance booking. Cancelled due to low numbers :-(
April 11th 7:30pm Banovallum House, Horncastle The Ringed planet - Saturn
May 16th 8:30pm
 Far Ings, Barton upon Humber
Get Mercury!
June 20th  7:30pm
 Whisby Nature Park, Lincoln
 The Sun and the Solstice
July No Starnight
August 8th 8:30pm Far Ings, Barton upon Humber Of summer stars and meteors
September 5th 7:30pm
Gibraltar Point Visitors Centre, Skegness
 Mighty Jupiter - King of the planets
October 3rd 7:30pm Whisby Nature Park, Lincoln
 The Circumpolar Stars
November 15th 1pm - 6pm
(Saturday)
 		Far Ings
 What to look for when buying a telescope
for Xmas (
November 21st 7:30pm Gibraltar Point Visitors Centre, Skegness
 The outer Icy Giants of Uranus and Neptune  
December
 No Starnight


 

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