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Glasgow Science Centre

Glasgow Science Centre

50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G51 1EA

Best time to visit

Glasgow Science 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

  • 09/09/24

    13° 82%

  • 09/09/24

    13° 60%

  • 10/09/24

    13° 95%

  • 10/09/24

    13° 95%

Weather forecast for Rangers F.c. (0.6 miles away) updated 09/09/24 at 04:00.

Local light pollution

Glasgow Science Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban 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 Glasgow Science 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 Mon 9th Sep

Mon 9th Sep

Waxing Crescent
29 % illuminated
Dark from 20:14 to 04:16
Dark for 8h 1m
Moon phase on Tue 10th Sep

Tue 10th Sep

First Quarter
38 % illuminated
Dark from 20:23 to 04:18
Dark for 7h 55m
Moon phase on Wed 11th Sep

Wed 11th Sep

First Quarter
48 % illuminated
Dark from 21:02 to 04:20
Dark for 7h 18m
Moon phase on Thu 12th Sep

Thu 12th Sep

First Quarter
58 % illuminated
Dark from 22:04 to 04:23
Dark for 6h 19m
Moon phase on Fri 13th Sep

Fri 13th Sep

First Quarter
68 % illuminated
Dark from 23:30 to 04:25
Dark for 4h 55m
Moon phase on Sat 14th Sep

Sat 14th Sep

Waxing Gibbous
78 % illuminated
Dark from 01:08 to 04:27
Dark for 3h 19m
Moon phase on Sun 15th Sep

Sun 15th Sep

Waxing Gibbous
86 % illuminated
Dark from 02:49 to 04:29
Dark for 1h 40m

Find more dates

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

Calendar

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