The Rochester Round House is a fantastic stargazing location 45 minutes North-West from Newcastle. It’s location at the very heart of the Northumberland Dark Sky Park means it benefits from amazing dark skies and its proximity to the A68 main road makes it easily accessible. In Summer 2016 a new Stargazing Pavilion was constructed enabling stargazers some respite from the Northumberland weather. Excellent horizons all round especially to the North make this site a great place to spot the Aurora from.
Weather forecast
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11/05/24
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10° 4%
Weather forecast for Rochester (northumberland) (0.3 miles away) updated 11/05/24 at 16:00.
Local light pollution
Rochester Roundhouse 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.
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