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Old Warden Aerodrome

Old Warden Aerodrome

Biggleswade, Bedford, Bedfordshire, SG18 9DU

Best time to visit

Old Warden Aerodrome 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

  • 18/05/24

    19° 1%

  • 18/05/24

    13° 1%

  • 19/05/24

    12° 9%

  • 19/05/24

    11° 9%

Weather forecast for Swiss Garden (0.1 miles away) updated 17/05/24 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

Old Warden Aerodrome is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural 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 Old Warden Aerodrome

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 Sat 18th May

Sat 18th May

Waxing Gibbous
73 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Sun 19th May

Sun 19th May

Waxing Gibbous
81 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Mon 20th May

Mon 20th May

Waxing Gibbous
88 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Tue 21st May

Tue 21st May

Waxing Gibbous
93 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Wed 22nd May

Wed 22nd May

Full Moon
97 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Thu 23rd May

Thu 23rd May

Full Moon
100 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Fri 24th May

Fri 24th May

Full Moon
100 % illuminated
Dark from 21:52 to 21:56
Dark for 0h 3m

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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  • Luton Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Thursday 30th May 2024 from 19:15pm to 21:00pm

    St Mary's Church - Luton, Luton, LU1 3JF (14.8 miles away)

    More info

  • Cambridge AstroPlus

    Monday 3rd June 2024 from 19:15pm to 20:45pm

    Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, CB3 0HA (19.6 miles away)

    More info

  • Aylesbury Astronomical Society meeting

    Monday 3rd June 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Aylesbury Scout Hut, Aylesbury, HP20 1LL (27.3 miles away)

    More info

  • St Neots Astronomy Association monthly meeting

    Monday 3rd June 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Paxton Pits Nature Reserve, Little Paxton, PE19 6ET (11.8 miles away)

    More info

  • Open University Astronomy Club

    Tuesday 4th June 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Open University Robert Hooke Building, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA (17.0 miles away)

    More info

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