Hillside Scalloway Holiday Lets
Hillside, Westshore, Shetland, ZE2 9LG
Hillside comprises of spacious 3 double bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, utility room, living room with stunning views of Scalloway. It’s an ideal base to explore Shetland and the fabulous dark skies above.
Stay & gaze - this location benefits from dark skies, relatively low levels of light pollution, is astronomy friendly and suitable for stargazing breaks.
Weather forecast
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17/09/24
14° 12% -
17/09/24
13° 18% -
18/09/24
13° 11% -
18/09/24
14° 6%
Weather forecast for Tingwall (lerwick) Airport (2.3 miles away) updated 17/09/24 at 20:00.
Local light pollution
Hillside Scalloway Holiday Lets is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on the latest 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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.
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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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