This country park on the outskirts of Barry offers respite from surrounding light pollution and thus a good spot to stargaze. As such members from Barry Astronomical Society frequently stargaze from here when the weather is good.
Location events organiser
Barry Astronomical Society organises events at this location
Please contact Barry Astronomical Society directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location
Email: [email protected]
Website: Barry Astronomical Society
Facebook: Barry Astronomical Society
Weather forecast
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10/03/25
11° 47% -
10/03/25
10° 49% -
11/03/25
8° 14% -
11/03/25
7° 11%
Weather forecast for Cold Knap, Barry (beach) (0.8 miles away) updated 09/03/25 at 20:02.
Local light pollution
Porthkerry Country Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Urban
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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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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.
Mon 10th Mar
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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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