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Bury of St Edmunds County Upper School

Bury of St Edmunds County Upper School

Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 6RF

Best time to visit

Bury of St Edmunds County Upper School 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

  • 09/05/24

    21° 1%

  • 09/05/24

    15° 1%

  • 10/05/24

    13° 3%

  • 10/05/24

    12° 4%

Weather forecast for Bury St. Edmunds (1.1 miles away) updated 09/05/24 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

Bury of St Edmunds County Upper School is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.

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

Light pollution map of Bury of St Edmunds County Upper School

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.

Moon phase on Thu 9th May

Thu 9th May

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 22:12 to 02:31
Dark for 4h 19m
Moon phase on Fri 10th May

Fri 10th May

Waxing Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 23:26 to 02:28
Dark for 3h 2m
Moon phase on Sat 11th May

Sat 11th May

Waxing Crescent
10 % illuminated
Dark from 00:22 to 02:26
Dark for 2h 4m
Moon phase on Sun 12th May

Sun 12th May

Waxing Crescent
18 % illuminated
Dark from 01:00 to 02:23
Dark for 1h 23m
Moon phase on Mon 13th May

Mon 13th May

Waxing Crescent
26 % illuminated
Dark from 01:26 to 02:21
Dark for 0h 55m
Moon phase on Tue 14th May

Tue 14th May

First Quarter
36 % illuminated
Dark from 01:43 to 02:18
Dark for 0h 35m
Moon phase on Wed 15th May

Wed 15th May

First Quarter
45 % illuminated
Dark from 01:56 to 02:16
Dark for 0h 20m

Find more dates

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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  • Stour Astronomical Society meeting and observing

    Tuesday 6th August 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Cavendish Memorial Hall, Cavendish, CO10 8AD (12.0 miles away)

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  • Breckland Astronomical Society meeting

    Friday 9th August 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Great Ellingham Recreation Centre, Great Ellingham, NR17 1HZ (22.5 miles away)

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  • Athenaeum Astronomy Association meeting

    Wednesday 14th August 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Whepstead Community Centre, Whepstead, IP29 4TA (4.4 miles away)

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  • Cambridge Astronomical Association speaker meeting

    Friday 16th August 2024 from 20:00pm to 21:30pm

    Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, CB3 0HA (25.9 miles away)

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  • Athenaeum Astronomy Association meeting

    Wednesday 28th August 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Whepstead Community Centre, Whepstead, IP29 4TA (4.4 miles away)

    More info

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