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SUMMARY:Dark Sky Astronomy and Stargazing
DESCRIPTION:Tonight’s event promises to be a spectacular evening of astronomy. \nThe event will begin with a personal welcome from our astronomy team \nAfter the welcome\, they will escort you into our new state-of-the-art classroom\, which has a cosy feel\, and high definition (HD) projection system. They will take you on a whistle-stop tour of the Universe. Following this\, we will split into groups and\, weather depending\, start observing the sky\, with our array of telescopes and cameras. \nWith no Moon in the sky\, we will look out for the Milky Way\, and many deep sky objects like Galaxies nebulae\, and star clusters\, then use our robotic telescope to scour the skies for other jewels of the cosmos\, for us to ponder. \nThen it’s back into the classroom for a hot drink\, more astronomy photography questions\, and boundless knowledge and inspiration. \nWe’ve planned quite a night!
URL:https://www.grassholmeobservatory.com/whats-on/dark-sky-astronomy-and-stargazing-162/
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SUMMARY:Dark Sky Astronomy and Stargazing
DESCRIPTION:Tonight’s event promises to be a spectacular evening of astronomy. \nThe event will begin with a personal welcome from our astronomy team \nAfter the welcome\, they will escort you into our new state-of-the-art classroom\, which has a cosy feel\, and high definition (HD) projection system. They will take you on a whistle-stop tour of the Universe. Following this\, we will split into groups and\, weather depending\, start observing the sky\, with our array of telescopes and cameras. \nWith no Moon in the sky\, we will look out for the Milky Way\, and many deep sky objects like Galaxies nebulae\, and star clusters\, then use our robotic telescope to scour the skies for other jewels of the cosmos\, for us to ponder. \nThen it’s back into the classroom for a hot drink\, more astronomy photography questions\, and boundless knowledge and inspiration. \nWe’ve planned quite a night!
URL:https://www.grassholmeobservatory.com/whats-on/dark-sky-astronomy-and-stargazing-163/
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SUMMARY:Astronomy and Stargazing
DESCRIPTION:The event will begin with a personal welcome from our astronomer\, Gary Fildes. Gary is a very experienced science communicator and astronomer\, and founder of the Kielder Observatory\, where he was Director and CEO for over 11 years. \nAfter the welcome\, Gary and the team will escort you into our new state of the art classroom\, which has a cosy feel\, and high definition (HD) projection system. Gary will take you on a whistle stop tour of the Universe. Following this\, we will split into groups and\, weather depending\, start observing the sky\, with our array of telescopes and cameras. \nhave you ever looked up at the night time sky and wondered why you can’t see anything other than stars?\nor have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered how far it is to the stars that you can see?\ndo you want to know what a star is\, how a telescope works\, or even where it all came from?\nIf your answered yes to any of these questions\, then you have come to the right place – Grassholme Observatory’s introduction evenings will cover all things astronomy! \nBring the kids\, bring your granny\, this will appeal to everyone. Tonight\, we will cover details that will amaze\, inform\, thrill\, and engage you – then it’s off to the telescopes for the chance to observe the sky\, through some seriously powerful pieces of equipment. We will use cameras to take pictures of what we see\, as we gaze at the stars overhead. \nFrom the middle of June\, to mid July\, the skies brighten\, as the summer sun rises earlier\, and sets later. Although brighter\, these skies also have planets and other bright objects visible\, and are equally as beautiful\, as the inky dark evenings of later in the year\, although less stars are visible. \nAfter the observing ends\, it’s back inside for a hot drink and a chat\, before you head off home!
URL:https://www.grassholmeobservatory.com/whats-on/astronomy-and-stargazing-105/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260920T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260920T230000
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SUMMARY:Astronomy and Stargazing
DESCRIPTION:The event will begin with a personal welcome from our astronomer\, Gary Fildes. Gary is a very experienced science communicator and astronomer\, and founder of the Kielder Observatory\, where he was Director and CEO for over 11 years. \nAfter the welcome\, Gary and the team will escort you into our new state of the art classroom\, which has a cosy feel\, and high definition (HD) projection system. Gary will take you on a whistle stop tour of the Universe. Following this\, we will split into groups and\, weather depending\, start observing the sky\, with our array of telescopes and cameras. \nhave you ever looked up at the night time sky and wondered why you can’t see anything other than stars?\nor have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered how far it is to the stars that you can see?\ndo you want to know what a star is\, how a telescope works\, or even where it all came from?\nIf your answered yes to any of these questions\, then you have come to the right place – Grassholme Observatory’s introduction evenings will cover all things astronomy! \nBring the kids\, bring your granny\, this will appeal to everyone. Tonight\, we will cover details that will amaze\, inform\, thrill\, and engage you – then it’s off to the telescopes for the chance to observe the sky\, through some seriously powerful pieces of equipment. We will use cameras to take pictures of what we see\, as we gaze at the stars overhead. \nFrom the middle of June\, to mid July\, the skies brighten\, as the summer sun rises earlier\, and sets later. Although brighter\, these skies also have planets and other bright objects visible\, and are equally as beautiful\, as the inky dark evenings of later in the year\, although less stars are visible. \nAfter the observing ends\, it’s back inside for a hot drink and a chat\, before you head off home!
URL:https://www.grassholmeobservatory.com/whats-on/astronomy-and-stargazing-106/
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SUMMARY:Aurora Night
DESCRIPTION:The event will begin with a personal welcome from our astronomer\, Gary Fildes. Gary is a very experienced science communicator and astronomer\, and founder of the Kielder Observatory\, where he was Director and CEO for over 11 years. \nAfter the welcome\, Gary and the team will escort you into our new state-of-the-art classroom\, which has a cosy feel\, and a high definition (HD) projection system. Gary will take you on a whistle-stop tour of the Universe. Following this\, we will split into groups and\, weather depending\, start observing the sky\, with our array of telescopes and cameras. \nA fun-filled night\, with stunning graphics handouts\, experiments\, and stargazing\, with our advanced array of instruments. Expert tuition from Gary and his team of astronomers\, as we take you on a journey of the heart and soul. \nOn certain nights throughout the year\, we may even see the Aurora Borealis from Grassholme. It’s visible in these skies\, but the conditions have to be right to see them and those conditions can be very rare indeed. Whilst we cannot guarantee you will see them\, and to be honest\, you probably won’t\, we can guarantee that you will leave well equipped on how you can spot them in future\, and what exactly they are. \nOn summer evening\, from June to early August onwards\, we may even glimpse other atmospheric phenomena\, such as noctilucent or night shining clouds. During this time of year\, our northerly latitude prohibits the true dark skies\, as a twilight gives the sky a beautiful hue.
URL:https://www.grassholmeobservatory.com/whats-on/aurora-night-31/
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SUMMARY:Astronomy and Stargazing
DESCRIPTION:The event will begin with a personal welcome from our astronomer\, Gary Fildes. Gary is a very experienced science communicator and astronomer\, and founder of the Kielder Observatory\, where he was Director and CEO for over 11 years. \nAfter the welcome\, Gary and the team will escort you into our new state of the art classroom\, which has a cosy feel\, and high definition (HD) projection system. Gary will take you on a whistle stop tour of the Universe. Following this\, we will split into groups and\, weather depending\, start observing the sky\, with our array of telescopes and cameras. \nhave you ever looked up at the night time sky and wondered why you can’t see anything other than stars?\nor have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered how far it is to the stars that you can see?\ndo you want to know what a star is\, how a telescope works\, or even where it all came from?\nIf your answered yes to any of these questions\, then you have come to the right place – Grassholme Observatory’s introduction evenings will cover all things astronomy! \nBring the kids\, bring your granny\, this will appeal to everyone. Tonight\, we will cover details that will amaze\, inform\, thrill\, and engage you – then it’s off to the telescopes for the chance to observe the sky\, through some seriously powerful pieces of equipment. We will use cameras to take pictures of what we see\, as we gaze at the stars overhead. \nFrom the middle of June\, to mid July\, the skies brighten\, as the summer sun rises earlier\, and sets later. Although brighter\, these skies also have planets and other bright objects visible\, and are equally as beautiful\, as the inky dark evenings of later in the year\, although less stars are visible. \nAfter the observing ends\, it’s back inside for a hot drink and a chat\, before you head off home!
URL:https://www.grassholmeobservatory.com/whats-on/astronomy-and-stargazing-107/
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SUMMARY:Astronomy and Stargazing
DESCRIPTION:The event will begin with a personal welcome from our astronomer\, Gary Fildes. Gary is a very experienced science communicator and astronomer\, and founder of the Kielder Observatory\, where he was Director and CEO for over 11 years. \nAfter the welcome\, Gary and the team will escort you into our new state of the art classroom\, which has a cosy feel\, and high definition (HD) projection system. Gary will take you on a whistle stop tour of the Universe. Following this\, we will split into groups and\, weather depending\, start observing the sky\, with our array of telescopes and cameras. \nhave you ever looked up at the night time sky and wondered why you can’t see anything other than stars?\nor have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered how far it is to the stars that you can see?\ndo you want to know what a star is\, how a telescope works\, or even where it all came from?\nIf your answered yes to any of these questions\, then you have come to the right place – Grassholme Observatory’s introduction evenings will cover all things astronomy! \nBring the kids\, bring your granny\, this will appeal to everyone. Tonight\, we will cover details that will amaze\, inform\, thrill\, and engage you – then it’s off to the telescopes for the chance to observe the sky\, through some seriously powerful pieces of equipment. We will use cameras to take pictures of what we see\, as we gaze at the stars overhead. \nFrom the middle of June\, to mid July\, the skies brighten\, as the summer sun rises earlier\, and sets later. Although brighter\, these skies also have planets and other bright objects visible\, and are equally as beautiful\, as the inky dark evenings of later in the year\, although less stars are visible. \nAfter the observing ends\, it’s back inside for a hot drink and a chat\, before you head off home!
URL:https://www.grassholmeobservatory.com/whats-on/astronomy-and-stargazing-108/
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SUMMARY:Aurora Night
DESCRIPTION:The event will begin with a personal welcome from our astronomer\, Gary Fildes. Gary is a very experienced science communicator and astronomer\, and founder of the Kielder Observatory\, where he was Director and CEO for over 11 years. \nAfter the welcome\, Gary and the team will escort you into our new state-of-the-art classroom\, which has a cosy feel\, and a high definition (HD) projection system. Gary will take you on a whistle-stop tour of the Universe. Following this\, we will split into groups and\, weather depending\, start observing the sky\, with our array of telescopes and cameras. \nA fun-filled night\, with stunning graphics handouts\, experiments\, and stargazing\, with our advanced array of instruments. Expert tuition from Gary and his team of astronomers\, as we take you on a journey of the heart and soul. \nOn certain nights throughout the year\, we may even see the Aurora Borealis from Grassholme. It’s visible in these skies\, but the conditions have to be right to see them and those conditions can be very rare indeed. Whilst we cannot guarantee you will see them\, and to be honest\, you probably won’t\, we can guarantee that you will leave well equipped on how you can spot them in future\, and what exactly they are. \nOn summer evening\, from June to early August onwards\, we may even glimpse other atmospheric phenomena\, such as noctilucent or night shining clouds. During this time of year\, our northerly latitude prohibits the true dark skies\, as a twilight gives the sky a beautiful hue.
URL:https://www.grassholmeobservatory.com/whats-on/aurora-night-32/
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SUMMARY:Private Event
DESCRIPTION:Contact us now to book the facility for your own group as a private event. Email gary@grassholmeobservatory.org.uk
URL:https://www.grassholmeobservatory.com/whats-on/private-event-2/
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SUMMARY:Astronomy and Stargazing
DESCRIPTION:The event will begin with a personal welcome from our astronomer\, Gary Fildes. Gary is a very experienced science communicator and astronomer\, and founder of the Kielder Observatory\, where he was Director and CEO for over 11 years. \nAfter the welcome\, Gary and the team will escort you into our new state of the art classroom\, which has a cosy feel\, and high definition (HD) projection system. Gary will take you on a whistle stop tour of the Universe. Following this\, we will split into groups and\, weather depending\, start observing the sky\, with our array of telescopes and cameras. \nhave you ever looked up at the night time sky and wondered why you can’t see anything other than stars?\nor have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered how far it is to the stars that you can see?\ndo you want to know what a star is\, how a telescope works\, or even where it all came from?\nIf your answered yes to any of these questions\, then you have come to the right place – Grassholme Observatory’s introduction evenings will cover all things astronomy! \nBring the kids\, bring your granny\, this will appeal to everyone. Tonight\, we will cover details that will amaze\, inform\, thrill\, and engage you – then it’s off to the telescopes for the chance to observe the sky\, through some seriously powerful pieces of equipment. We will use cameras to take pictures of what we see\, as we gaze at the stars overhead. \nFrom the middle of June\, to mid July\, the skies brighten\, as the summer sun rises earlier\, and sets later. Although brighter\, these skies also have planets and other bright objects visible\, and are equally as beautiful\, as the inky dark evenings of later in the year\, although less stars are visible. \nAfter the observing ends\, it’s back inside for a hot drink and a chat\, before you head off home!
URL:https://www.grassholmeobservatory.com/whats-on/astronomy-and-stargazing-109/
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