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The Alt Centre

The Alt Centre

Lower Alt Road, Hightown, L38 0BA, North West

Best time to visit

The Alt Centre 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

  • 20/01/22

    4° 4%

  • 20/01/22

    2° 1%

  • 21/01/22

    3° 4%

  • 21/01/22

    5° 9%

Weather forecast for Crosby (2.0 miles away) updated 20/01/22 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

The Alt Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.

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

Light pollution map of The Alt Centre

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.

Thu 20th Jan

Waning Gibbous
96% illuminated
Dark from 17:55 to 19:13
Dark for 1h 17m

Fri 21st Jan

Waning Gibbous
91% illuminated
Dark from 17:56 to 20:30
Dark for 2h 33m

Sat 22nd Jan

Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Dark from 17:58 to 21:49
Dark for 3h 50m

Sun 23rd Jan

Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Dark from 17:59 to 23:08
Dark for 5h 8m

Mon 24th Jan

Third Quarter
67% illuminated
Dark from 18:01 to 00:29
Dark for 6h 27m

Tue 25th Jan

Third Quarter
56% illuminated
Dark from 18:03 to 01:54
Dark for 7h 50m

Wed 26th Jan

Third Quarter
45% illuminated
Dark from 18:04 to 03:23
Dark for 9h 18m

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

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    Friday 21st January 2022 from 20:00pm to 23:00pm

    High Legh Community Observatory, High Legh, WA16 6NS (27.9 miles away)

    More info

  • Llandyrnog Astronomical Society Meeting

    Tuesday 25th January 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Neadd Llandyrnog Village Hall, Denbigh, LL16 4HJ (26.6 miles away)

    More info

  • Chester Astronomical Society meeting and observing

    Wednesday 26th January 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Burley Memorial Hall, Chester, CH3 7QN (27.0 miles away)

    More info

  • Public observing at High Legh Community Observatory

    Friday 28th January 2022 from 20:00pm to 23:00pm

    High Legh Community Observatory, High Legh, WA16 6NS (27.9 miles away)

    More info

  • Southport Astronomical Society meeting

    Sunday 30th January 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Scarisbrick Bowling Club, Southport, PR8 6LG (8.4 miles away)

    More info

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