The bowls pavilion at Heaton Park is the regular meeting location for Heaton Park Astronomy Group. Access is via the St. Margaret’s Road entrance to Heaton Park.
Location events organiser
Heaton Park Astronomy Group organises events at this location
Please contact Heaton Park Astronomy Group directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.hpag.co.uk/
Twitter: @hpastrogroup
Facebook: Heaton Park Astronomy Group
Weather forecast
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23/09/21
15° 4% -
23/09/21
14° 4% -
24/09/21
14° 1% -
24/09/21
13° 1%
Weather forecast for Heaton Hall (0.6 miles away) updated 23/09/21 at 04:00.
Local light pollution
Heaton Park Bowls Pavilion - Prestwich is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Urban
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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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Rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of Heaton Park Bowls Pavilion - Prestwich
Best time to visit
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.
Thu 23rd Sep
Fri 24th Sep
Sat 25th Sep
Sun 26th Sep
Mon 27th Sep
Tue 28th Sep
Wed 29th Sep
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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