Telescopes for beginners | free mobile app

St Richard's Catholic College

St Richard's Catholic College

Ashdown Road, Bexhill, East Sussex, TN40 1SE

Best time to visit

St Richard's Catholic College 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

  • 04/05/24

    12° 2%

  • 04/05/24

    9° 0%

  • 05/05/24

    8° 0%

  • 05/05/24

    7° 1%

Weather forecast for Bexhill (0.5 miles away) updated 04/05/24 at 04:00.

Local light pollution

St Richard's Catholic College is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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 St Richard's Catholic College

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 Sat 4th May

Sat 4th May

Waning Crescent
23 % illuminated
Dark from 20:52 to 02:54
Dark for 6h 1m
Moon phase on Sun 5th May

Sun 5th May

Waning Crescent
14 % illuminated
Dark from 20:54 to 02:52
Dark for 5h 57m
Moon phase on Mon 6th May

Mon 6th May

Waning Crescent
6 % illuminated
Dark from 20:56 to 02:50
Dark for 5h 53m
Moon phase on Tue 7th May

Tue 7th May

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 20:58 to 02:47
Dark for 5h 48m
Moon phase on Wed 8th May

Wed 8th May

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 21:01 to 02:45
Dark for 5h 43m
Moon phase on Thu 9th May

Thu 9th May

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 22:03 to 02:43
Dark for 4h 40m
Moon phase on Fri 10th May

Fri 10th May

Waxing Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 23:16 to 02:40
Dark for 3h 24m

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

  • Eastbourne Astronomical Society meeting

    Saturday 4th May 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Willingdon Memorial Hall, Willingdon, BN20 9HT (10.6 miles away)

    More info

  • Cranbrook and District Science and Astronomical Society lecture meeting

    Monday 13th May 2024 from 20:00pm to 21:30pm

    Cranbrook School Observatory, Cranbrook, TN17 3JD (17.6 miles away)

    More info

  • Wadhurst and Tunbridge Wells Astronomical Society meeting

    Wednesday 15th May 2024 from 19:30pm to 22:00pm

    Beechwood School - Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3QD (22.0 miles away)

    More info

  • Star Party at Earth Camp

    Saturday 25th May 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Earth Camp - Chailey, North Chailey, BN8 4HR (22.9 miles away)

    More info

  • Wealden Astronomers monthly meeting and observing

    Friday 31st May 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Herstmonceux Castle, Hailsham, BN27 1RN (6.8 miles away)

    More info

Stay and gaze nearby

Stay at one of these stargazing-friendly accommodation providers.

No locations found