The North Pennines Observatory at Allenheads Contemporary Arts is located at the dark heart of the North Pennines AONB.
The observatory was officially opened in October 2017 and makes for an excellent resource enabling local people and visitors to take full advantage of being in a fabulous dark sky area.
The facility was developed by the North Pennines AONB Partnership for the community and was supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund through the AONB Partnership’s Allen Valleys Landscape Partnership Scheme.
Day to day operations and management is run by Allen Valleys Enterprise Limited, a community benefit scheme, who together with a newly formed Astronomical Society offer a variety of public stargazing events throughout the year.
A visit is thoroughly recommended, prior booking required!
Location events organiser
North Pennines Observatory organises events at this location
Please contact North Pennines Observatory directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.acart.org.uk/observatory-allenheads
Weather forecast
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Weather forecast for Sinderhope (4.3 miles away) updated 16/09/21 at 16:00.
Local light pollution
North Pennines Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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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.
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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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