Public Solar Days

• Public Menu
• • Home Page
  • Contact Information
    • Committee
  • Our History
    • 1960 to Now
  • Observatory Tour
    • 24" Dome
    • 16" Dome
    • 12" Dome
    • 7" Dome
    • 5" Dome
    • Clubroom & Workshop
    • Site Safety For Visitors
    • Where We Are (Map)
  • Open Evenings
    • Safety Information
  • Open Days (Sun Live!)
  • School and Club Visits
  • Outreach
  • Hampshire Sky
  • Policies
  • Astronomy Courses
    • Astronomy For Beginners
  • Public Talks
  • Public Speakers
  • Science Projects
    • Meteors
    • Exoplanets
    • Variable Stars
    • HOYS Project
    • Spectroscopy
    • Light Pollution
  • The Duke Of Edinburgh
  • Young Astronomers
    • 4 to 6 Years Old
    • 7 to 11 Years Old
    • 12 to 16 Years Old
  • Partners
  • Press, News & The Media
  • Gallery
    • The Sun
    • The Moon
    • Planets
    • Comets
    • Constellations
    • Nebulae
    • Star Clusters
    • Remote Scopes
    • The Weather
    • Galaxies
    • Miscellaneous
    • Meteors and Asteroids
    • Spectroscopy
  • Useful Resources
    • Harriot's
      Moone Catalogue
    • How To Buy
      A Telescope
    • Donating Equipment
    • Stellarium Software
    • Drawing The Moon
    • Creating a Moon Mosaic
    • Home Made
      10" Telescope
  • Buying A Star?
  • Links to Other Sites
  • Data Protection
    • Privacy Statement

• Member’s Area

• Weather Station

Sun Live! at Clanfield Observatory

These are ticketed events that happen during the day for the public to see the Sun through specialist equipment at the UK's largest amateur observatory facility. Places are limited so booking early is advised.

Clanfield Observatory offer a rare chance to see the Sun in Real time using special Sun Filters (depending on the weather conditions).

Our high quality specialist filter systems allow us to look directly at the sun safely through our telescopes. You'll have a chance to see the surface of the sun itself, and depending on the activity on the Sun, you may also see Prominences and Sun Spots.

Note: It is extremely dangerous to look directly at the sun without specialist Solar Observing Equipment. We will provide the equipment and information you need to do this safely while you visit.

Should the weather prevent views of the Sun an illustrated talk about the Sun will be given.

Our Sun Live events are in great demand. Tickets need to be paid for at the time of booking.

Entrance is exclusively by pre purchased tickets priced at £10:00 per Adult, and £6 per person aged 16 and under.

If you have difficulty with making a booking, you can email Steve Knight. Email: visits@hantsastro.org.uk or mobile: 07761 853560 between 10am and 6pm.