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Cottingly Community Centre

Cottingly Community Centre

Littlelands, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 1AL

Best time to visit

Cottingly Community 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

  • 24/04/24

    9° 4%

  • 24/04/24

    6° 4%

  • 25/04/24

    5° 1%

  • 25/04/24

    5° 1%

Weather forecast for Cottingley (0.5 miles away) updated 24/04/24 at 04:01.

Local light pollution

Cottingly Community Centre 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 Cottingly Community 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 Wed 24th Apr

Wed 24th Apr

Full Moon
100 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Thu 25th Apr

Thu 25th Apr

Full Moon
99 % illuminated
Dark from 20:59 to 21:54
Dark for 0h 54m
Moon phase on Fri 26th Apr

Fri 26th Apr

Waning Gibbous
96 % illuminated
Dark from 21:02 to 23:16
Dark for 2h 13m
Moon phase on Sat 27th Apr

Sat 27th Apr

Waning Gibbous
91 % illuminated
Dark from 21:04 to 00:29
Dark for 3h 24m
Moon phase on Sun 28th Apr

Sun 28th Apr

Waning Gibbous
84 % illuminated
Dark from 21:07 to 01:29
Dark for 4h 21m
Moon phase on Mon 29th Apr

Mon 29th Apr

Waning Gibbous
76 % illuminated
Dark from 21:09 to 02:09
Dark for 4h 59m
Moon phase on Tue 30th Apr

Tue 30th Apr

Third Quarter
66 % illuminated
Dark from 21:12 to 02:36
Dark for 5h 23m

Find more dates

If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!

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Events nearby

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  • Leeds Astronomical Society informal meeting

    Wednesday 24th April 2024 from 19:00pm to 22:00pm

    Quaker Meeting House - Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9DX (11.3 miles away)

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    Thursday 25th April 2024 from 18:00pm to 21:00pm

    Blackett Lecture Theatre, Manchester, M13 9PL (30.0 miles away)

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  • Keighley Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Thursday 25th April 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Steeton Methodist Church Hall, Keighley, BD20 6PD (6.8 miles away)

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  • West Yorkshire Astronomical Society Young Astronomers Club

    Friday 26th April 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Rosse Observatory, Pontefract, WF8 3RJ (24.3 miles away)

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  • The Astronomy Centre Public Open Evenings

    Saturday 27th April 2024 from 19:30pm to 23:00pm

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