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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

  • 26/04/24

    10° 45%

  • 26/04/24

    7° 16%

  • 27/04/24

    6° 23%

  • 27/04/24

    5° 47%

Weather forecast for Withington (gloucestershire) (4.4 miles away) updated 26/04/24 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 26th Apr

Fri 26th Apr

Waning Gibbous
96 % illuminated
Dark from 20:49 to 23:00
Dark for 2h 10m
Moon phase on Sat 27th Apr

Sat 27th Apr

Waning Gibbous
91 % illuminated
Dark from 20:52 to 00:12
Dark for 3h 19m
Moon phase on Sun 28th Apr

Sun 28th Apr

Waning Gibbous
84 % illuminated
Dark from 20:54 to 01:11
Dark for 4h 16m
Moon phase on Mon 29th Apr

Mon 29th Apr

Waning Gibbous
76 % illuminated
Dark from 20:56 to 01:54
Dark for 4h 57m
Moon phase on Tue 30th Apr

Tue 30th Apr

Third Quarter
66 % illuminated
Dark from 20:58 to 02:24
Dark for 5h 25m
Moon phase on Wed 1st May

Wed 1st May

Third Quarter
55 % illuminated
Dark from 21:01 to 02:46
Dark for 5h 44m
Moon phase on Thu 2nd May

Thu 2nd May

Third Quarter
44 % illuminated
Dark from 21:03 to 03:02
Dark for 5h 58m

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

Display nearby events on a calendar

  • Friends of the Marlborough Telescope observing session

    Thursday 20th June 2024 from 22:00pm to Friday 21st June 2024 00:00am

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

    More info

  • Swindon Stargazers Monthly Meeting

    Friday 21st June 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Liddington Village Hall, Swindon, SN4 0HB (21.7 miles away)

    More info

  • Stargazing with the Cotswold Astronomical Society (Free!)

    Sunday 23rd June 2024 from 17:00pm to 20:00pm

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

    More info

  • Abingdon Astronomical Society meeting and observing

    Monday 24th June 2024 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

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

    More info

  • Harwell Open Day (Free event)

    Saturday 29th June 2024 from 10:00am to 16:00pm

    Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, OX11 0QX (28.9 miles away)

    More info

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