Scheduled to open in April 2020 and unfortunately delayed to coronavirus the visitor centre in Davagh Forest will enable easy access to nearby mountain bike trail routes and forest walks by day and exploration of the fantastic dark skies by night. The centre is home to an observatory equipped with a large 14″ aperture telescope perfect for observing the Universe above!
Location events organiser
OM Dark Sky Park and Observatory organises events at this location
Please contact OM Dark Sky Park and Observatory directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.omdarksky.com/
Twitter: @omdarksky
Facebook: OM Dark Sky Park and Observatory
Weather forecast
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27/07/21
12° 94% -
27/07/21
10° 9% -
28/07/21
10° 49% -
28/07/21
10° 16%
Weather forecast for Slieveavaddy (3.6 miles away) updated 27/07/21 at 20:00.
Local light pollution
OM Dark Sky Park and Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a dark site location based on satellite data from CPRE.
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Urban
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Semi-rural
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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.
Tue 27th Jul
Wed 28th Jul
Thu 29th Jul
Fri 30th Jul
Sat 31st Jul
Sun 1st Aug
Mon 2nd Aug
Find more dates
If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!
Calendar