Diary of Events
2026/2027
2026 |
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SEPTEMBER |
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| Date | Event | Description | Venue |
| Wednesday 9th | College Term Starts | ||
| Saturday 19th | Drinks | Friends 22nd Anniversary | Observatory 6.30pm |
OCTOBER |
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| Saturday 10th | Observing | Autumn Sky | Observatory 8pm (Cloudy Alternative) |
NOVEMBER |
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| Tuesday 17th | Meteor Shower | Leonids (~20 meteors per hour) |
Observatory 10pm |
| Tuesday 24th | Blackett Science Lecture |
The Dark Universe Dr Matthew Bothwell University of Cambridge |
Memorial Hall Marlborough College 7.45pm |
| Saturday 28th | Observing | Neptune, Saturn & Uranus | Observatory 8pm |
DECEMBER |
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| Sunday 13th | Meteor Shower | Geminids (~80 meteors per hour) |
Observatory 10pm |
| Wednesday 16th | College Term Ends | ||
| Wednesday 16th | Observing | Winter Sky | Observatory 8pm (Cloudy Alternative) |
2027 |
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JANUARY |
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| Sunday 3rd | Meteor Shower | Quadrantids (~40 meteors per hour) |
Observatory 10pm |
| Tuesday 12th | College Term Starts | ||
| Saturday 30th | Observing | Bring your own Telescope / Binoculars |
Observatory 8pm |
FEBRUARY |
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| Saturday 13th | Observing | The Moon, Mars & Jupiter | Observatory 8pm (Cloudy Alternative) |
MARCH |
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| Saturday 13th | Observing | Double Stars | Observatory 8pm |
| Wednesday 17th | Genton Equinox Lecture |
Explosions in the Sky Prof. Stephen Smartt University of Oxford |
Garnett Room Marlborough College 7.45pm |
| Wednesday 24th | College Term Ends | ||
| Saturday 27th | Observing | Spring Galaxies | Observatory 8.30pm |
APRIL |
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| tbc | Friends Outing | tbc | tbc |
| Monday 19th | College Term Starts | ||
MAY |
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| Wednesday 19th | Observing | The Sun | Observatory 2.30pm |
JUNE |
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| Sunday 21st | Observing | Summer Solstice Twilight | Observatory 10pm |
JULY |
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| Friday 2nd | College Term Ends | ||
AUGUST |
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| Monday 2nd | For info only | Partial Solar Eclipse (Max 42%) |
Max eclipse at 09:58 BST |
| Thursday 12th | For info only | Perseid Meteor Shower (~60 meteors per hour) |
Peak at 09:00 BST on 13th |
For more information please email the Observatory Director, G. James, at gkwj@marlboroughcollege.org