Blackheath Stargazing
Unfortunately, we have decided to CANCEL this event due to marginal weather conditions and the close proximity of the relocated Blackheath Fair. We will look to reschedule as soon as conditions allow.
We are intending to run a Blackheath “Stargazing” session on Saturday 27 October from 8pm until around 11pm. As with all observing activities, we are dependent on weather conditions, and a go/no-go message will be sent at around 5.30pm on the day of the event.
The plan is to meet on Blackheath, just north of Talbot Place, which is a right turn off Goffers Road as you head towards Shooters Hill Road. Talbot Place is a cul-de-sac, where free parking is available from 6.30pm. A map of the site can be found here.
No booking is needed, and members are welcome to bring guests along. There will be some telescopes available (including a 12” go-to Dobsonian), but members are encouraged to bring along their own telescopes and binoculars to present us with more viewing opportunities. There should be plenty of experts on hand to help with telescopes, and to point out objects in the night sky for inexperienced observers.
We should be able to see Jupiter and the Moon quite clearly. As we are very close to Full Moon, we’re unlikely to get decent views of fainter objects, but the Pleiades and other open clusters are also well placed.
We will send a go/no-go message via Twitter, e-mail and text message, after checking the weather conditions and forecast on the evening of the event.
Blackheath is quite exposed, so please remember to wrap up warm. Although there is some street lighting on Blackheath, the area we have chosen for viewing is relatively dark and you are therefore advised to bring a torch (red light, if possible).
If you have any questions about the Blackheath Stargazing Session, then please contact us.
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