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 events organiser
Stirling Astronomical Society organises events at this location
Please contact Stirling Astronomical Society directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.stirlingastronomicalsociety.org.uk
Twitter: @stirlingas
Facebook: Stirling Astronomical Society
Weather forecast
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Weather forecast for Stirling (0.2 miles away) updated 16/09/21 at 12:00.
Local light pollution
Stirling Highland Hotel Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban 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.
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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