The Go Stargazing team added this off-road lay-by located North-East of Nottingham after it was recommended on Twitter as a great place to stargaze. Light pollution maps show that the site is away from the worst of Nottingham’s bright city lights.
Weather forecast
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27/05/24
15° 5% -
27/05/24
11° 1% -
28/05/24
10° 2% -
28/05/24
9° 4%
Weather forecast for Southwell (3.2 miles away) updated 26/05/24 at 20:00.
Local light pollution
B6386 Oxton to Southwell Lay-by is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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