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Ousden Park

Ousden Park

Ousden, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8TP

Best time to visit

Escape the local light pollution from Newmarket and Bury St. Edmunds and stargaze from Ousden Park, an excellent place to spot shooting stars, too!

Ousden Park is a Go Stargazing Site. The location has been identified by the Go Stargazing team as a good location for stargazing based on local light pollution levels, distance from nearby towns and cities and offers a safe place to park.

Weather forecast

  • 21/05/24

    15° 95%

  • 21/05/24

    13° 94%

  • 22/05/24

    13° 86%

  • 22/05/24

    12° 51%

Weather forecast for Brooms Barn (3.9 miles away) updated 21/05/24 at 20:01.

Local light pollution

Ousden Park 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 Ousden Park

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 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 21:50 to 21:54
Dark for 0h 3m
Moon phase on Sat 25th May

Sat 25th May

Full Moon
98 % illuminated
Dark from 21:52 to 22:58
Dark for 1h 5m
Moon phase on Sun 26th May

Sun 26th May

Waning Gibbous
94 % illuminated
Dark from 21:54 to 23:47
Dark for 1h 52m
Moon phase on Mon 27th May

Mon 27th May

Waning Gibbous
87 % illuminated
Dark from 21:57 to 00:20
Dark for 2h 22m

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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    Friday 27th September 2024 from 19:30pm to 22:30pm

    Breckland Astronomical Observatory, Near Attleborough, NR17 (29.0 miles away)

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  • Cambridge Young Astronomers (7 to 11 year olds)

    Saturday 28th September 2024 from 10:00am to 12:00pm

    Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, CB3 0HA (19.5 miles away)

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  • Stargazing at Great Notley Country Park

    Saturday 28th September 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Great Notley Country Park, Braintree, CM77 7FS (23.6 miles away)

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  • Cambridge AstroPlus

    Monday 7th October 2024 from 19:15pm to 20:45pm

    Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, CB3 0HA (19.5 miles away)

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  • North Essex Astronomical Society – Young Astronomers Club

    Tuesday 8th October 2024 from 18:30pm to 19:30pm

    Southview School - Witham, Witham, CM8 2TA (26.9 miles away)

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