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RSPB Fen Drayton

RSPB Fen Drayton

Holywell Ferry Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 4SR, East of England

Best time to visit

RSPB Fen Drayton 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

  • 16/08/22

    20° 44%

  • 16/08/22

    19° 42%

  • 17/08/22

    17° 45%

  • 17/08/22

    17° 46%

Weather forecast for St Ives (cambridgeshire) (1.9 miles away) updated 16/08/22 at 12:00.

Local light pollution

RSPB Fen Drayton 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 RSPB Fen Drayton

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 16th Aug

Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Dark from 20:50 to 21:17
Dark for 0h 26m

Wed 17th Aug

Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Dark from 20:48 to 21:31
Dark for 0h 42m

Thu 18th Aug

Third Quarter
62% illuminated
Dark from 20:45 to 21:48
Dark for 1h 2m

Fri 19th Aug

Third Quarter
52% illuminated
Dark from 20:42 to 22:08
Dark for 1h 25m

Sat 20th Aug

Third Quarter
42% illuminated
Dark from 20:40 to 22:36
Dark for 1h 55m

Sun 21st Aug

Third Quarter
33% illuminated
Dark from 20:37 to 23:14
Dark for 2h 36m

Mon 22nd Aug

Waning Crescent
24% illuminated
Dark from 20:34 to 00:03
Dark for 3h 28m

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

Display nearby events on a calendar

  • Northants Amateur Astronomers Group Meeting

    Tuesday 16th August 2022 from 19:45pm to 21:30pm

    Geddington Village Hall, Geddington, NN14 1AZ (29.0 miles away)

    More info

  • Cambridge Astronomical Association speaker meeting

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

    Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, CB3 0HA (8.4 miles away)

    More info

  • Cambridge Young Astronomers (7 to 11 year olds)

    Saturday 27th August 2022 from 10:00am to 12:00pm

    Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, CB3 0HA (8.4 miles away)

    More info

  • Letchworth and District Astronomical Society meeting

    Wednesday 31st August 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Letchworth Observatory, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4JN (23.9 miles away)

    More info

  • Peterborough Astronomical Society meeting and observing

    Thursday 1st September 2022 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Sacrewell Heritage Farm, Peterborough, PE8 6HJ (25.0 miles away)

    More info

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