Stargazing In The City

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Stargazing In The City

By The University of Central Lancashire

Date and time

Wed, 13 Jan 2016 18:00 - 21:00 GMT

Location

Fylde Road Car Park

University of Central Lancashire Fylde Road Preston PR1 2XP United Kingdom

Description

Join us for an evening of Stargazing In The City


Wednesday 13 January 2016


6.00pm - 9.00pm


Free Tickets


Fylde Road Car Park

University of Central Lancashire, Fylde Road, Preston, PR1 2XP


Whether you are a budding stargazer, a seasoned astronomer or would simply like an introduction to this fascinating subject please come along and find out more.

The evening will include: A Tour of the Night Sky by one of UCLan's senior astronomers, a Life on Mars demonstration from our Young Scientist Centre and an Ask an Astronomer stand for questions, enquiries and general wonderings. Children will be welcome at the Little Astronomers Activity Corner and there will be a chance to win a Galileo telescope.

Bring along your own telescope or have a look through one of ours.

This is an outdoor event so please wrap up warm and wear appropriate shoes. It may be advisable to bring a small torch to aid you in navigating the site.

Refreshements will be available for a small charge.

Please note that in the case of extreme weather this event may be cancelled at short notice. You will be notified via email if this is the case. Clear skies!

Further Information

Free car parking will be available on UCLan campus car parks, the closest of which are Victoria and C&T (please note that Pay & Display Machines will not be operational during this time).

To find the event venue or the closest available car park please use the following map.

Limited on-site priority disabled parking will be available to those who need it, this will need to be prebooked by emailing us or telephoning 01772 896448.

All facilities are fully wheelchair accesible but if you require any further information or would like to discuss any special access requirements please contact us at EngageUCLan@uclan.ac.uk, 01772 896448.


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