Our observing evenings are held on clear Friday evenings at Chelveston Village Hall, starting from 8pm and run through until 11pm. Please check either this page, or our social media (X and Facebook) after 6pm on the evening to confirm that expected weather conditions will permit observing and that we will be in attendance.

Next Observing Evening: Friday 24th January – Please Check Back After 6pm On The Evening To Confirm That The Session Is Proceeding

For our observing sessions, we use the far end of the Chelveston Village Hall Car Park. Due to the hall being in use earlier in the evening, we ask that attendees do not arrive until 7.45pm to allow the previous user time to leave the car park.

Our observing evenings offer an ideal chance for you to set up your telescope in a darker out of town location and whilst we do suffer from some light pollution to the west (Higham Ferrers, Rushden & Wellingborough), the Milky Way can still be seen on moonless evenings.

Even if you don’t have your own telescope (or binoculars) then you can still come along as many of our members are willing to invite you to look through their own.

Please note that we don’t have access to inside Chelveston Village Hall on observing evenings, therefore access to facilities (toilets, kitchen etc) is not possible. You may therefore wish to bring your own refreshments.

Forthcoming observing evenings are planned for:

January 2025 – 24th and 31st

February 2025 – 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th

March 2025 – 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th

April 2025 – 4th and 11th

Previous Sessions: January 17th (Cloudy) and January 10th (Clear)