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Join us on August 12th as we witness one of nature’s most spectacular events – a partial solar eclipse!!
For us in Bedford, we’ll see approx 90% of the Sun covered by the new moon – so it should be a great show!
We will have a range of equipment to use, from safety eclipse glasses, smart telescopes up to specialist solar telescopes. Join us at the Bedford School Observatory on Pemberely Avenue!
Timings
- 5:30pm – Observatory gates open, if you want to bring and set up your own equipment
- First Contact – approx 6:15pm
- Maximum – approx 7:15pm
- End – approx 8:05pm
Safety Warning – You should NEVER look directly at the sun with your naked eye, or through any unfiltered optics.
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AUGUST 12th PARTIAL ECLIPSE TIMES
The partial eclipse timings are as follows (BST) : FIRST CONTACT – 18:17 (6:17pm) MAXIMUM COVERAGE 19:13 (7:13pm) WITH 91.42% COVERED ECLIPSE ENDS 20:06 (8:06pm) ECLIPSE DURATION IS 1 hour
End of the regular observing season
What a splendid observing session we had last night to finish the season. Very mild and still with over 20 members attending. Astronomical dusk doesn’t fall until 10pm now, so