The Sound Restaurant Car Park - Isle of Man
Sound Road, Port Erin, Isle of Man, IM9 5PZ
This car park at the southern tip of the main island is an official Dark Sky Discovery site with excellent horizons and fantastic dark skies.
Weather forecast
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Weather forecast for Port Erin (2.0 miles away) updated 09/08/22 at 20:00.
Local light pollution
The Sound Restaurant Car Park - Isle of Man is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of The Sound Restaurant Car Park - Isle of Man
Best time to visit
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.
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If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!
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