The playing fields at Piddle Valley School offer a great location to see the night skies; as such local astronomer, Kevin Quinn sometimes hosts stargazing events at this venue.
Location events organiser
Kevin Quinn organises events at this location
Please contact Kevin Quinn directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location
Email: [email protected]
Website: Kevin Quinn
Twitter: @cerneastro
Weather forecast
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30/11/23
2° 11% -
30/11/23
0° 1% -
01/12/23
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01/12/23
-2° 14%
Weather forecast for Minterne Gardens (3.6 miles away) updated 30/11/23 at 04:00.
Local light pollution
Piddle Valley School Playing Fields is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Urban
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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.
Thu 30th Nov
Fri 1st Dec
Sat 2nd Dec
Sun 3rd Dec
Mon 4th Dec
Tue 5th Dec
Wed 6th Dec
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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