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Ness Heritage Centre

Ness Heritage Centre

Habost, Port of Ness, Isle of Lewis, HS2 0TG

Best time to visit

Ness Heritage Centre 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

  • 18/06/25

    13° 0%

  • 18/06/25

    12° 0%

  • 19/06/25

    11° 1%

  • 19/06/25

    10° 1%

Weather forecast for North Bragar (16.4 miles away) updated 18/06/25 at 04:02.

Local light pollution

Ness Heritage Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site 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 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.

Moon phase on Wed 18th Jun

Wed 18th Jun

Third Quarter
59 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Thu 19th Jun

Thu 19th Jun

Third Quarter
48 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Fri 20th Jun

Fri 20th Jun

Third Quarter
37 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Sat 21st Jun

Sat 21st Jun

Waning Crescent
26 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Sun 22nd Jun

Sun 22nd Jun

Waning Crescent
16 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Mon 23rd Jun

Mon 23rd Jun

Waning Crescent
8 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Tue 24th Jun

Tue 24th Jun

New Moon
3 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS

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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