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Killylane Reservoir

Killylane Reservoir

Shanes Hill Road, Kilwaughter, BT40

Best time to visit

Located just off the main road between Larne and Ballymena this reservoir location is a favoured stargazing spot for the Northern Ireland Amateur Astronomy Society.

Killylane Reservoir is a Go Stargazing Site. The location has been identified by the Go Stargazing team as a good location for stargazing based on local light pollution levels, distance from nearby towns and cities and offers a safe place to park.

Weather forecast

  • 20/01/22

    3° 9%

  • 20/01/22

    3° 9%

  • 21/01/22

    2° 9%

  • 21/01/22

    2° 10%

Weather forecast for Agnew's Hill (3.0 miles away) updated 20/01/22 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

Killylane Reservoir 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 Killylane Reservoir

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 20th Jan

Waning Gibbous
96% illuminated
Dark from 18:04 to 19:21
Dark for 1h 16m

Fri 21st Jan

Waning Gibbous
91% illuminated
Dark from 18:05 to 20:40
Dark for 2h 34m

Sat 22nd Jan

Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Dark from 18:07 to 22:00
Dark for 3h 52m

Sun 23rd Jan

Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Dark from 18:09 to 23:21
Dark for 5h 11m

Mon 24th Jan

Third Quarter
67% illuminated
Dark from 18:10 to 00:44
Dark for 6h 33m

Tue 25th Jan

Third Quarter
56% illuminated
Dark from 18:12 to 02:11
Dark for 7h 58m

Wed 26th Jan

Third Quarter
45% illuminated
Dark from 18:14 to 03:42
Dark for 9h 27m

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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