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Basingstoke Discovery Centre

Basingstoke Discovery Centre

Festival Place Shopping Centre, Basingstoke, RG21 7LS

Best time to visit

Basingstoke Discovery Centre is a private location and is only accessible out of normal hours for stargazing by prior arrangement or when public events are scheduled.

Weather forecast

  • 22/01/22

    5° 7%

  • 22/01/22

    4° 4%

  • 23/01/22

    4° 6%

  • 23/01/22

    4° 10%

Weather forecast for Basingstoke (0.2 miles away) updated 22/01/22 at 16:00.

Local light pollution

Basingstoke Discovery Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of Basingstoke Discovery Centre

Best time to visit

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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 22nd Jan

Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Dark from 17:54 to 21:42
Dark for 3h 47m

Sun 23rd Jan

Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Dark from 17:56 to 22:58
Dark for 5h 1m

Mon 24th Jan

Third Quarter
67% illuminated
Dark from 17:57 to 00:17
Dark for 6h 19m

Tue 25th Jan

Third Quarter
56% illuminated
Dark from 17:59 to 01:39
Dark for 7h 39m

Wed 26th Jan

Third Quarter
45% illuminated
Dark from 18:00 to 03:04
Dark for 9h 3m

Thu 27th Jan

Third Quarter
34% illuminated
Dark from 18:02 to 04:30
Dark for 10h 27m

Fri 28th Jan

Waning Crescent
24% illuminated
Dark from 18:03 to 05:52
Dark for 11h 48m

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If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!

Calendar

Events nearby

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  • Toothill Observatory Public Open Evening

    Friday 28th January 2022 from 19:30pm to 23:30pm

    Toothill Observatory, Southampton, SO16 8AL (26.4 miles away)

    More info

  • Maidenhead Astronomical Society meeting & observing

    Friday 4th February 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    St James-the-Less Church Hall, Maidenhead, SL6 6QW (22.7 miles away)

    More info

  • Newbury Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Friday 4th February 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    St Francis of Sales Church Hall, Newbury, RG14 6NH (13.5 miles away)

    More info

  • Southampton Astronomical Society meeting

    Thursday 10th February 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Issac Watts Memorial Hall, Southampton, SO16 6TS (27.1 miles away)

    More info

  • Abingdon Astronomical Society meeting

    Monday 14th February 2022 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    All Saint's Methodist Church Hall - Abingdon, Abingdon, OX14 2AQ (30.0 miles away)

    More info

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