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 26th September – Please Check Back Here After 6pm On The Evening To Confirm That The Weather Is Expected To Allow Observing. Session Will Not Take Place Unless There Is A ‘Reasonable’ Chance Of Observing.

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:

September 2025 – 26th

October 2025 – 3rd, 10th, 24th and 31st (no session planned for the 17th)

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

December 2025 – 12th and 19th (no session planned for the 5th)