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Rock Farm - Shepton Mallet

Rock Farm - Shepton Mallet

Windsor Hill, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4JE

Best time to visit

Rock Farm - Shepton Mallet is a private location and is only accessible out of normal hours for stargazing by prior arrangement or when public events are scheduled.

Weather forecast

  • 17/05/22

    16° 63%

  • 17/05/22

    12° 1%

  • 18/05/22

    10° 13%

  • 18/05/22

    10° 16%

Weather forecast for Shepton Mallet (1.1 miles away) updated 17/05/22 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

Rock Farm - Shepton Mallet is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural 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 Rock Farm - Shepton Mallet

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.

Tue 17th May

Full Moon
99% illuminated
Dark from 21:35 to 22:18
Dark for 0h 42m

Wed 18th May

Waning Gibbous
95% illuminated
Dark from 21:37 to 23:34
Dark for 1h 56m

Thu 19th May

Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Dark from 21:39 to 00:31
Dark for 2h 51m

Fri 20th May

Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Dark from 21:41 to 01:11
Dark for 3h 29m

Sat 21st May

Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Dark from 21:44 to 01:40
Dark for 3h 55m

Sun 22nd May

Third Quarter
59% illuminated
Dark from 21:46 to 02:00
Dark for 4h 13m

Mon 23rd May

Third Quarter
48% illuminated
Dark from 21:48 to 02:16
Dark for 4h 27m

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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  • Crewkerne And District Astronomical Society meeting

    Wednesday 18th May 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Norton-sub-Hambdon Village Hall, Norton-sub-Hambdon, TA14 6SF (20.2 miles away)

    More info

  • Beckington Astronomical Society meeting

    Friday 20th May 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Beckington Baptist Church Hall, Beckington, BA11 6TD (12.0 miles away)

    More info

  • Bath Astronomers monthly meeting

    Wednesday 25th May 2022 from 00:19am to 21:30pm

    Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath, BA1 2BL (14.6 miles away)

    More info

  • Somerset Levels Stargazers monthly meeting and observing

    Wednesday 25th May 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Othery Village Hall, Othery, TA7 0QU (16.7 miles away)

    More info

  • Wiltshire Astronomical Society observing session (back up)

    Friday 27th May 2022 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Lacock Playing Fields, Chippenham, SN15 2LQ (23.5 miles away)

    More info

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