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Glen Canisp

Glen Canisp

Lochinver, Sutherland, 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

  • 19/08/22

    14° 7%

  • 19/08/22

    13° 6%

  • 20/08/22

    12° 12%

  • 20/08/22

    12° 56%

Weather forecast for Lochinver (1.4 miles away) updated 19/08/22 at 04:00.

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.

Fri 19th Aug

Third Quarter
52% illuminated
Dark from 21:44 to 21:51
Dark for 0h 6m

Sat 20th Aug

Third Quarter
42% illuminated
Dark from 21:40 to 22:10
Dark for 0h 29m

Sun 21st Aug

Third Quarter
33% illuminated
Dark from 21:36 to 22:40
Dark for 1h 3m

Mon 22nd Aug

Waning Crescent
24% illuminated
Dark from 21:32 to 23:28
Dark for 1h 55m

Tue 23rd Aug

Waning Crescent
17% illuminated
Dark from 21:29 to 00:33
Dark for 3h 3m

Wed 24th Aug

Waning Crescent
10% illuminated
Dark from 21:25 to 01:52
Dark for 4h 26m

Thu 25th Aug

Waning Crescent
5% illuminated
Dark from 21:21 to 03:16
Dark for 5h 54m

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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