Divis and Black Mountain National Trust Car Park
Divis Road, Belfast, County Antrim, BT17 0NG
Escape the bright city lights of Belfast and explore the dark skies above Divis mountain at this free National Trust car park.
Location events organiser
National Trust organises events at this location
Please contact National Trust directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk
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Weather forecast
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13/08/22
20° 0% -
13/08/22
19° 0% -
14/08/22
19° 2% -
14/08/22
18° 2%
Weather forecast for Divis (1.3 miles away) updated 13/08/22 at 04:00.
Local light pollution
Divis and Black Mountain National Trust Car Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of Divis and Black Mountain National Trust Car Park
Best time to visit
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.
Sat 13th Aug
Sun 14th Aug
Mon 15th Aug
Tue 16th Aug
Wed 17th Aug
Thu 18th Aug
Fri 19th Aug
Find more dates
If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!
Calendar