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Scar House Reservoir - Nidderdale

Scar House Reservoir - Nidderdale

Scar House Reservoir, Upper Nidderdale

Best time to visit

Publicly accessible stargazing location as suggested on the Nidderdale AONB website.

Scar House Reservoir - Nidderdale 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

  • 28/05/24

    10° 79%

  • 28/05/24

    10° 55%

  • 29/05/24

    8° 76%

  • 29/05/24

    8° 37%

Weather forecast for Great Whernside (4.5 miles away) updated 28/05/24 at 16:00.

Local light pollution

Scar House Reservoir - Nidderdale is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.

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

Light pollution map of Scar House Reservoir - Nidderdale

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 Tue 28th May

Tue 28th May

Waning Gibbous
79 % illuminated
Dark from 22:38 to 01:03
Dark for 2h 24m
Moon phase on Wed 29th May

Wed 29th May

Third Quarter
69 % illuminated
Dark from 22:42 to 01:16
Dark for 2h 34m
Moon phase on Thu 30th May

Thu 30th May

Third Quarter
58 % illuminated
Dark from 22:45 to 01:22
Dark for 2h 36m
Moon phase on Fri 31st May

Fri 31st May

Third Quarter
47 % illuminated
Dark from 22:48 to 01:19
Dark for 2h 30m
Moon phase on Sat 1st Jun

Sat 1st Jun

Third Quarter
36 % illuminated
Dark from 22:51 to 01:17
Dark for 2h 25m
Moon phase on Sun 2nd Jun

Sun 2nd Jun

Waning Crescent
25 % illuminated
Dark from 22:54 to 01:14
Dark for 2h 19m
Moon phase on Mon 3rd Jun

Mon 3rd Jun

Waning Crescent
16 % illuminated
Dark from 22:57 to 01:11
Dark for 2h 13m

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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