Marlborough Common offers some amazing views of the relatively dark skies around the town, and as such is a location used for stargazing sessions organised as part of the annual Marlborough Dark Skies Fest.
Location events organiser
Marlborough Dark Skies Fest organises events at this location
Please contact Marlborough Dark Skies Fest directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.marlborough-tc.gov.uk/darkskiesfest
Facebook: Marlborough Dark Skies Fest
Weather forecast
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28/06/22
17° 9% -
28/06/22
15° 20% -
29/06/22
14° 60% -
29/06/22
13° 85%
Weather forecast for Marlborough (0.6 miles away) updated 28/06/22 at 04:00.
Local light pollution
Marlborough Common is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural 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.
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.
Tue 28th Jun
Wed 29th Jun
Thu 30th Jun
Fri 1st Jul
Sat 2nd Jul
Sun 3rd Jul
Mon 4th Jul
Find more dates
If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!
Calendar