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Ness Heritage Centre

Ness Heritage Centre

Habost, Port of Ness, HS2 0TG

Best time to visit

Private venue - location accessible only by prior arrangement or when public events are scheduled.

Weather forecast

  • 21/09/21

    15° 9%

  • 21/09/21

    14° 10%

  • 22/09/21

    15° 55%

  • 22/09/21

    14° 96%

Weather forecast for North Bragar (16.4 miles away) updated 21/09/21 at 12:00.

Local light pollution

Ness Heritage Centre 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 Ness Heritage 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.

Tue 21st Sep

Full Moon
100% illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Wed 22nd Sep

Full Moon
99% illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Thu 23rd Sep

Waning Gibbous
96% illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Fri 24th Sep

Waning Gibbous
91% illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Sat 25th Sep

Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Dark from 19:42 to 04:52
Dark for 9h 9m

Sun 26th Sep

Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Dark from 19:39 to 19:45
Dark for 0h 5m

Mon 27th Sep

Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Dark from 19:36 to 20:06
Dark for 0h 29m

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

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