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Rouselands Farm

Rouselands Farm

Brinkworth, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 5AT

Best time to visit

Rouselands Farm offers excellent respite from the bright lights of nearby Swindon and Malmesbury; as such, it forms an ideal venue for infrequent star parties organised by the Swindon Stargazers.

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

Location events organiser

Swindon Stargazers

Swindon Stargazers organises events at this location

Please contact Swindon Stargazers directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location

Email: [email protected]
Website: Swindon Stargazers
Facebook: Swindon Stargazers

Weather forecast

  • 13/05/24

    14° 90%

  • 13/05/24

    14° 91%

  • 14/05/24

    13° 85%

  • 14/05/24

    12° 85%

Weather forecast for Upper Minety (2.8 miles away) updated 13/05/24 at 04:00.

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.

Moon phase on Mon 13th May

Mon 13th May

Waxing Crescent
26 % illuminated
Dark from 01:33 to 02:38
Dark for 1h 5m
Moon phase on Tue 14th May

Tue 14th May

First Quarter
36 % illuminated
Dark from 01:51 to 02:35
Dark for 0h 44m
Moon phase on Wed 15th May

Wed 15th May

First Quarter
45 % illuminated
Dark from 02:05 to 02:33
Dark for 0h 28m
Moon phase on Thu 16th May

Thu 16th May

First Quarter
55 % illuminated
Dark from 02:16 to 02:31
Dark for 0h 15m
Moon phase on Fri 17th May

Fri 17th May

First Quarter
64 % illuminated
Dark from 02:26 to 02:29
Dark for 0h 3m
Moon phase on Sat 18th May

Sat 18th May

Waxing Gibbous
73 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Sun 19th May

Sun 19th May

Waxing Gibbous
81 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Find more dates

If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!

Calendar

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