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Garrison Playing Field

Garrison Playing Field

Hugh Town, 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

  • 22/01/22

    7° 10%

  • 22/01/22

    8° 10%

  • 23/01/22

    7° 10%

  • 23/01/22

    8° 10%

Weather forecast for Hugh Town (0.5 miles away) updated 22/01/22 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 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.

Sat 22nd Jan

Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Dark from 18:18 to 22:05
Dark for 3h 46m

Sun 23rd Jan

Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Dark from 18:19 to 23:20
Dark for 5h 0m

Mon 24th Jan

Third Quarter
67% illuminated
Dark from 18:21 to 00:37
Dark for 6h 15m

Tue 25th Jan

Third Quarter
56% illuminated
Dark from 18:22 to 01:57
Dark for 7h 34m

Wed 26th Jan

Third Quarter
45% illuminated
Dark from 18:24 to 03:21
Dark for 8h 56m

Thu 27th Jan

Third Quarter
34% illuminated
Dark from 18:25 to 04:45
Dark for 10h 19m

Fri 28th Jan

Waning Crescent
24% illuminated
Dark from 18:26 to 06:05
Dark for 11h 38m

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

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