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Idle Valley Nature Reserve

Idle Valley Nature Reserve

North Road, East Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 8RQ

Best time to visit

Idle Valley Nature Reserve 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

  • 18/08/22

    21° 53%

  • 18/08/22

    19° 87%

  • 19/08/22

    19° 4%

  • 19/08/22

    17° 1%

Weather forecast for Retford (1.5 miles away) updated 18/08/22 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

Idle Valley Nature Reserve is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural 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 Idle Valley Nature Reserve

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.

Thu 18th Aug

Third Quarter
62% illuminated
Dark from 20:55 to 21:47
Dark for 0h 51m

Fri 19th Aug

Third Quarter
52% illuminated
Dark from 20:52 to 22:07
Dark for 1h 14m

Sat 20th Aug

Third Quarter
42% illuminated
Dark from 20:49 to 22:33
Dark for 1h 43m

Sun 21st Aug

Third Quarter
33% illuminated
Dark from 20:46 to 23:10
Dark for 2h 23m

Mon 22nd Aug

Waning Crescent
24% illuminated
Dark from 20:43 to 23:59
Dark for 3h 15m

Tue 23rd Aug

Waning Crescent
17% illuminated
Dark from 20:41 to 01:00
Dark for 4h 18m

Wed 24th Aug

Waning Crescent
10% illuminated
Dark from 20:38 to 02:10
Dark for 5h 31m

Find more dates

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

Calendar

Events nearby

Display nearby events on a calendar

  • Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society Meeting

    Thursday 18th August 2022 from 19:45pm to 22:00pm

    Swinton Bottom Club, Swinton, S64 8AU (17.4 miles away)

    More info

  • Chesterfield Barnett Observatory Open Evening

    Friday 19th August 2022 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Chesterfield Barnett Observatory, Chesterfield, S41 8RH (20.8 miles away)

    More info

  • Sherwood Observatory Public Open Day – August 2022

    Saturday 20th August 2022 from 11:00am to 18:00pm

    Sherwood Observatory, Mansfield, NG17 5LF (18.6 miles away)

    More info

  • Sheffield Astronomical Society Beginner’s Evening

    Tuesday 23rd August 2022 from 19:30pm to 22:00pm

    The Ranmoor Parish Centre, Sheffield, S10 3GX (23.1 miles away)

    More info

  • Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society Meeting

    Thursday 25th August 2022 from 19:45pm to 22:00pm

    Swinton Bottom Club, Swinton, S64 8AU (17.4 miles away)

    More info

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