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Mersea Community & Sports Centre

Mersea Community & Sports Centre

38 High Street, West Mersea, Essex, CO5 8QA

Best time to visit

Public venue - public location used for stargazing events.

Weather forecast

  • 06/10/24

    15° 48%

  • 06/10/24

    15° 54%

  • 07/10/24

    14° 8%

  • 07/10/24

    13° 2%

Weather forecast for West Mersea (0.8 miles away) updated 06/10/24 at 04:01.

Local light pollution

Mersea Community & Sports Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of Mersea Community & Sports Centre

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.

Moon phase on Sun 6th Oct

Sun 6th Oct

Waxing Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 18:34 to 04:55
Dark for 10h 20m
Moon phase on Mon 7th Oct

Mon 7th Oct

Waxing Crescent
15 % illuminated
Dark from 18:39 to 04:57
Dark for 10h 18m
Moon phase on Tue 8th Oct

Tue 8th Oct

Waxing Crescent
23 % illuminated
Dark from 19:16 to 04:59
Dark for 9h 43m
Moon phase on Wed 9th Oct

Wed 9th Oct

First Quarter
32 % illuminated
Dark from 20:09 to 05:00
Dark for 8h 51m
Moon phase on Thu 10th Oct

Thu 10th Oct

First Quarter
42 % illuminated
Dark from 21:19 to 05:02
Dark for 7h 43m
Moon phase on Fri 11th Oct

Fri 11th Oct

First Quarter
52 % illuminated
Dark from 22:41 to 05:04
Dark for 6h 23m
Moon phase on Sat 12th Oct

Sat 12th Oct

First Quarter
63 % illuminated
Dark from 00:10 to 05:05
Dark for 4h 55m

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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Events nearby

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  • North Essex Astronomical Society – Young Astronomers Club

    Tuesday 8th October 2024 from 18:30pm to 19:30pm

    Southview School - Witham, Witham, CM8 2TA (12.1 miles away)

    More info

  • East Essex Astronomy Club meeting

    Tuesday 8th October 2024 from 19:15pm to 21:00pm

    Burnham-on-Crouch Village Hall, Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8EF (10.8 miles away)

    More info

  • Castle Point Astronomy Club meeting

    Wednesday 9th October 2024 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    St Michael and All Angels Church, Hadleigh, SS7 2UW (19.1 miles away)

    More info

  • Cosmic Castle Stargazing

    Friday 11th October 2024 from 19:00pm to 22:00pm

    Colchester Castle, Colchester, CO1 1TJ (7.9 miles away)

    More info

  • Stargazing at Abberton Reservoir

    Saturday 12th October 2024 from 18:30pm to 21:30pm

    Abberton Reservoir Visitor Centre, Colchester, CO2 0EU (4.2 miles away)

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