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Cotswold Discovery Centre

Cotswold Discovery Centre

The Old Prison, Northleach, Gloucestershire, GL54 3JH

Best time to visit

Cotswold 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

  • 01/12/23

    0° 4%

  • 01/12/23

    -2° 5%

  • 02/12/23

    -2° 18%

  • 02/12/23

    -4° 17%

Weather forecast for Withington (gloucestershire) (4.4 miles away) updated 30/11/23 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

Cotswold Discovery Centre 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 Cotswold 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.

Moon phase on Fri 1st Dec

Fri 1st Dec

Waning Gibbous
86 % illuminated
Dark from 17:22 to 19:25
Dark for 2h 2m
Moon phase on Sat 2nd Dec

Sat 2nd Dec

Waning Gibbous
79 % illuminated
Dark from 17:22 to 20:39
Dark for 3h 16m
Moon phase on Sun 3rd Dec

Sun 3rd Dec

Waning Gibbous
71 % illuminated
Dark from 17:21 to 21:53
Dark for 4h 31m
Moon phase on Mon 4th Dec

Mon 4th Dec

Third Quarter
62 % illuminated
Dark from 17:21 to 23:05
Dark for 5h 43m
Moon phase on Tue 5th Dec

Tue 5th Dec

Third Quarter
52 % illuminated
Dark from 17:21 to 00:15
Dark for 6h 53m
Moon phase on Wed 6th Dec

Wed 6th Dec

Third Quarter
43 % illuminated
Dark from 17:20 to 01:26
Dark for 8h 5m
Moon phase on Thu 7th Dec

Thu 7th Dec

Third Quarter
34 % illuminated
Dark from 17:20 to 02:37
Dark for 9h 16m

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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  • Abingdon Astronomical Society beginners meeting

    Monday 4th December 2023 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    All Saint's Methodist Church Hall - Abingdon, Abingdon, OX14 2AQ (26.6 miles away)

    More info

  • Stratford Astronomical Society Telescope Club Night

    Tuesday 5th December 2023 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Alderminster Village Hall, Alderminster, CV37 8PE (22.4 miles away)

    More info

  • Cotswold Astronomical Society monthly meeting and observing

    Saturday 9th December 2023 from 19:45pm to 22:00pm

    Deer Park Archers, Cheltenham, GL51 4UD (12.4 miles away)

    More info

  • Abingdon Astronomical Society meeting and observing

    Monday 11th December 2023 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    All Saint's Methodist Church Hall - Abingdon, Abingdon, OX14 2AQ (26.6 miles away)

    More info

  • Friends of the Marlborough Telescope observing session (Geminids)

    Thursday 14th December 2023 from 22:00pm to Friday 15th December 2023 00:00am

    Blackett Observatory, Marlborough, SN8 1PA (28.6 miles away)

    More info

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