Location description
Once a former High School the Stirling Highland Hotel is home to a roof top observatory which houses a historic and incredibly impressive reflecting telescope that dates back to 1889. Members of the Stirling Astronomical Society are its proud guardians and utilise the facility for their regular evening classes that run each year from October through to March to which the public are welcome to attend.
Location event organiser
Stirling Astronomical Society organises stargazing events at this location.
Observatory
Location has an observatory that is accessible to the public by prior arrangement or during public events.
Tonight's weather forecast
20/02
18:00
3°
66%
20/02
21:00
3°
66%
21/02
00:00
5°
82%
21/02
03:00
5°
86%
21/02
06:00
6°
98%
Weather forecast for Stirling (0.18 miles away) updated 20/02/20 at 16:02.
Location light pollution
This location is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a urban setting based on satellite data from CPRE.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events at this location
Astronomy Evening Class at the Stirling Highland Hotel
Thursday 5th March 2020 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Observing (if clear)
