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Grove Park Community Group - Ringway Centre

Grove Park Community Group - Ringway Centre

268 Baring Road, London, SE12 0DS

Best time to visit

Community centre, large garden & three acre nature reserve used by John Griffiths, who taught astronomy at the Royal Greenwich Observatory. Not a dark sky site however great place to get away from the brightest of the city lights and without travelling too far!

Grove Park Community Group - Ringway Centre is a Dark Sky Discovery Site, an officially recognised place where anyone can stargaze. Most such locations have overnight parking (sometimes with a fee); however, many do not allow overnight camping. There may or may not be toilet facilities.

Weather forecast

  • 20/01/22

    4° 8%

  • 20/01/22

    3° 4%

  • 21/01/22

    2° 0%

  • 21/01/22

    1° 1%

Weather forecast for Bromley (greater London) (2.1 miles away) updated 20/01/22 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

Grove Park Community Group - Ringway Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of Grove Park Community Group - Ringway Centre

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.

Thu 20th Jan

Waning Gibbous
96% illuminated
Dark from 17:47 to 19:07
Dark for 1h 19m

Fri 21st Jan

Waning Gibbous
91% illuminated
Dark from 17:48 to 20:22
Dark for 2h 33m

Sat 22nd Jan

Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Dark from 17:50 to 21:38
Dark for 3h 47m

Sun 23rd Jan

Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Dark from 17:51 to 22:54
Dark for 5h 2m

Mon 24th Jan

Third Quarter
67% illuminated
Dark from 17:53 to 00:12
Dark for 6h 18m

Tue 25th Jan

Third Quarter
56% illuminated
Dark from 17:54 to 01:35
Dark for 7h 40m

Wed 26th Jan

Third Quarter
45% illuminated
Dark from 17:56 to 03:00
Dark for 9h 3m

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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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  • Croydon Astronomical Society public talk

    Friday 21st January 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Trinity School - Croydon, Croydon, CR9 7AT (5.4 miles away)

    More info

  • Kenley Observatory Public Open Evening

    Saturday 22nd January 2022 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Norman Fisher Observatory at Kenley, Kenley, CR8 5EP (10.5 miles away)

    More info

  • Stargazing with the Baker Street Irregular Astronomers

    Wednesday 26th January 2022 from 18:30pm to 22:00pm

    Regent's Park Hub, London, NW1 4RY (10.1 miles away)

    More info

  • Orpington Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Wednesday 26th January 2022 from 19:45pm to 21:30pm

    St Francis of Assisi Church Hall, Petts Wood, BR6 1QW (4.2 miles away)

    More info

  • Castle Point Astronomy Club meeting

    Wednesday 26th January 2022 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    St Michael and All Angels Church, Hadleigh, SS7 2UW (27.4 miles away)

    More info

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