The Woodchurch Memorial Hall is the meeting place for Ashford Astronomical Society who also recommended it as a place where the public can stargaze from. There is a free car park and the village green, which is accessible overnight, is a great place to see some good dark skies.
Location events organiser
Ashford Astronomical Society organises events at this location
Please contact Ashford Astronomical Society directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.ashfordastro.org.uk/
Twitter: @AshfordAstro
Facebook: Ashford Astronomical Society
Weather forecast
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21/05/22
17° 4% -
21/05/22
10° 0% -
22/05/22
8° 13% -
22/05/22
7° 15%
Weather forecast for Warehorne (3.3 miles away) updated 21/05/22 at 20:00.
Local light pollution
Woodchurch Memorial Hall is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Best time to visit
The below chart shows when the skies will be at their darkest at this location and therefore the best time to visit. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing. See our dark sky calendar for more details.
Sat 21st May
Sun 22nd May
Mon 23rd May
Tue 24th May
Wed 25th May
Thu 26th May
Fri 27th May
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If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!
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