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Charterhouse Outdoor Activity Centre & Observatory

Charterhouse Outdoor Activity Centre & Observatory

Charterhouse-on-Mendip, Blagon, Avon, BS40 7XR

Best time to visit

Set in the heart of the Mendip Hills and in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty the Charterhouse Outdoor Activity Centre’s accessible but remote location makes for a great place to go stargazing. The venue even has it’s own observatory! Public stargazing events organised with the assistance of Wells and Mendip Astronomical Society.

Charterhouse Outdoor Activity Centre & Observatory is a private location and is only accessible out of normal hours for stargazing by prior arrangement or when public events are scheduled.

Location events organiser

Wells & Mendip Astronomers

Wells & Mendip Astronomers organises events at this location

Please contact Wells & Mendip Astronomers directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location

Email: [email protected]
Website: Wells & Mendip Astronomers
Twitter: @WellsMendipAstr
Facebook: Wells & Mendip Astronomers

Weather forecast

  • 30/11/23

    2° 3%

  • 30/11/23

    1° 2%

  • 01/12/23

    0° 0%

  • 01/12/23

    -1° 0%

Weather forecast for Cheddar (2.9 miles away) updated 30/11/23 at 04:00.

Local light pollution

Charterhouse Outdoor Activity Centre & Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural 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 Charterhouse Outdoor Activity Centre & Observatory

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 30th Nov

Thu 30th Nov

Waning Gibbous
92 % illuminated
Dark from 17:27 to 18:19
Dark for 0h 51m
Moon phase on Fri 1st Dec

Fri 1st Dec

Waning Gibbous
86 % illuminated
Dark from 17:27 to 19:31
Dark for 2h 3m
Moon phase on Sat 2nd Dec

Sat 2nd Dec

Waning Gibbous
79 % illuminated
Dark from 17:26 to 20:45
Dark for 3h 18m
Moon phase on Sun 3rd Dec

Sun 3rd Dec

Waning Gibbous
71 % illuminated
Dark from 17:26 to 21:59
Dark for 4h 32m
Moon phase on Mon 4th Dec

Mon 4th Dec

Third Quarter
62 % illuminated
Dark from 17:26 to 23:10
Dark for 5h 43m
Moon phase on Tue 5th Dec

Tue 5th Dec

Third Quarter
52 % illuminated
Dark from 17:25 to 00:20
Dark for 6h 54m
Moon phase on Wed 6th Dec

Wed 6th Dec

Third Quarter
43 % illuminated
Dark from 17:25 to 01:30
Dark for 8h 4m

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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  • Cardiff Astronomical Society meeting

    Thursday 30th November 2023 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff, CF24 3AA (23.4 miles away)

    More info

  • Usk Astronomical Society weekly meeting

    Thursday 30th November 2023 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    The Grange - Usk, Usk, NP15 1AB (29.0 miles away)

    More info

  • Bath Abbey Stargazing Tour

    Friday 1st December 2023 from 18:00pm to 21:00pm

    Bath Abbey, Bath, BA1 1LT (16.4 miles away)

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  • Public Stargazing at Monkton Combe Observatory

    Saturday 2nd December 2023 from 18:00pm to 21:00pm

    Monkton Combe Community Observatory, Monkton Combe, BA2 7JE (17.3 miles away)

    More info

  • Wells & Mendip Astronomers meeting (informal)

    Saturday 2nd December 2023 from 19:30pm to 22:00pm

    Wells & Mendip Museum, Wells, BA5 2UE (6.8 miles away)

    More info

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