Brighouse Bay Car Park
Borgue, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, DG6 4TS, Scotland
Go stargazing site - a place identified by the Go Stargazing team as a good spot to stargaze from. This is based on local light pollution levels, distance from nearby towns and cities and having somewhere safe to park. These locations tend to be remote car parks with no facilities.
Weather forecast
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20/01/25
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20/01/25
6° 19% -
21/01/25
6° 20% -
21/01/25
6° 18%
Weather forecast for Broughton House (kirkcudbright) (4.5 miles away) updated 20/01/25 at 20:01.
Local light pollution
Brighouse Bay Car Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site 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.
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.
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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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