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Glen Canisp

Glen Canisp

Lochinver, Sutherland, IV27 4LW

Best time to visit

Glen Canisp lodge car park is publicly accessible and, being located many miles away from any light source, offers fantastic stargazing and astrophotography opportunities. Photo used with kind permission from Paul Clark.

Glen Canisp 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

    10° 12%

  • 22/01/22

    9° 53%

  • 23/01/22

    9° 18%

  • 23/01/22

    9° 55%

Weather forecast for Lochinver (1.4 miles away) updated 22/01/22 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

Glen Canisp is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site 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 Glen Canisp

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 17:56 to 21:53
Dark for 3h 56m

Sun 23rd Jan

Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Dark from 17:58 to 23:19
Dark for 5h 20m

Mon 24th Jan

Third Quarter
67% illuminated
Dark from 18:00 to 00:48
Dark for 6h 47m

Tue 25th Jan

Third Quarter
56% illuminated
Dark from 18:02 to 02:20
Dark for 8h 17m

Wed 26th Jan

Third Quarter
45% illuminated
Dark from 18:04 to 03:58
Dark for 9h 53m

Thu 27th Jan

Third Quarter
34% illuminated
Dark from 18:06 to 05:38
Dark for 11h 31m

Fri 28th Jan

Waning Crescent
24% illuminated
Dark from 18:07 to 06:57
Dark for 12h 49m

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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