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Creswell Crags

Creswell Crags

Welbeck, Worksop, S80 3LH, East Midlands

Best time to visit

Creswell Crags 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

  • 24/01/22

    2° 4%

  • 24/01/22

    2° 9%

  • 25/01/22

    2° 9%

  • 25/01/22

    1° 9%

Weather forecast for Clowne (3.0 miles away) updated 24/01/22 at 16:00.

Local light pollution

Creswell Crags is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.

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

Light pollution map of Creswell Crags

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.

Mon 24th Jan

Third Quarter
67% illuminated
Dark from 17:54 to 00:21
Dark for 6h 26m

Tue 25th Jan

Third Quarter
56% illuminated
Dark from 17:56 to 01:46
Dark for 7h 49m

Wed 26th Jan

Third Quarter
45% illuminated
Dark from 17:57 to 03:14
Dark for 9h 16m

Thu 27th Jan

Third Quarter
34% illuminated
Dark from 17:59 to 04:43
Dark for 10h 43m

Fri 28th Jan

Waning Crescent
24% illuminated
Dark from 18:01 to 06:06
Dark for 12h 5m

Sat 29th Jan

Waning Crescent
14% illuminated
Dark from 18:02 to 06:31
Dark for 12h 28m

Sun 30th Jan

Waning Crescent
7% illuminated
Dark from 18:04 to 06:30
Dark for 12h 25m

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

  • Rosse Observatory open evening

    Tuesday 25th January 2022 from 19:30pm to 22:30pm

    Rosse Observatory, Pontefract, WF8 3RJ (28.9 miles away)

    More info

  • Rosse Observatory open evening

    Friday 28th January 2022 from 19:30pm to 22:30pm

    Rosse Observatory, Pontefract, WF8 3RJ (28.9 miles away)

    More info

  • Chesterfield Barnett Observatory Open Evening

    Friday 28th January 2022 from 20:00pm to 23:30pm

    Chesterfield Barnett Observatory, Chesterfield, S41 8RH (10.6 miles away)

    More info

  • Rosse Observatory open evening

    Tuesday 1st February 2022 from 19:30pm to 22:30pm

    Rosse Observatory, Pontefract, WF8 3RJ (28.9 miles away)

    More info

  • Nottingham Astronomical Society meeting

    Thursday 3rd February 2022 from 20:00pm to 21:30pm

    Nottingham Emmanuel School, West Bridgford, NG2 7YF (23.0 miles away)

    More info

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