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Garrison Playing Field

Garrison Playing Field

Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly, Isles of Scilly, TR21, South West

Best time to visit

The site sits high above Hugh Town on the island of St Mary’s with frequent stargazing events held throughout winter organised by the Isles of Scilly AONB Partnership.

Garrison Playing Field is a Dark Sky Discovery Site, an officially recognised place where anyone can stargaze. Most such locations have overnight parking (sometimes with a fee); however, many do not allow overnight camping. There may or may not be toilet facilities.

Weather forecast

  • 07/12/23

    13° 33%

  • 07/12/23

    12° 6%

  • 08/12/23

    12° 38%

  • 08/12/23

    11° 82%

Weather forecast for Hugh Town (0.5 miles away) updated 06/12/23 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

Garrison Playing Field is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-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 Garrison Playing Field

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 Thu 7th Dec

Thu 7th Dec

Third Quarter
34 % illuminated
Dark from 17:43 to 02:54
Dark for 9h 10m
Moon phase on Fri 8th Dec

Fri 8th Dec

Waning Crescent
25 % illuminated
Dark from 17:43 to 04:06
Dark for 10h 22m
Moon phase on Sat 9th Dec

Sat 9th Dec

Waning Crescent
17 % illuminated
Dark from 17:43 to 05:23
Dark for 11h 39m
Moon phase on Sun 10th Dec

Sun 10th Dec

Waning Crescent
10 % illuminated
Dark from 17:43 to 06:42
Dark for 12h 58m
Moon phase on Mon 11th Dec

Mon 11th Dec

Waning Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 17:43 to 06:54
Dark for 13h 10m
Moon phase on Tue 12th Dec

Tue 12th Dec

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 17:43 to 06:55
Dark for 13h 11m
Moon phase on Wed 13th Dec

Wed 13th Dec

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 17:43 to 06:56
Dark for 13h 12m

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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