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The Alt Centre

The Alt Centre

Lower Alt Road, Hightown, Merseyside, 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

  • 19/07/25

    21° 32%

  • 19/07/25

    19° 8%

  • 20/07/25

    18° 6%

  • 20/07/25

    17° 5%

Weather forecast for Crosby (2.0 miles away) updated 18/07/25 at 20:02.

Local light pollution

The Alt Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a 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 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.

Moon phase on Sat 19th Jul

Sat 19th Jul

Third Quarter
39 % illuminated
Dark from 22:28 to 23:20
Dark for 0h 51m
Moon phase on Sun 20th Jul

Sun 20th Jul

Waning Crescent
28 % illuminated
Dark from 22:25 to 23:49
Dark for 1h 23m
Moon phase on Mon 21st Jul

Mon 21st Jul

Waning Crescent
18 % illuminated
Dark from 22:22 to 00:34
Dark for 2h 11m
Moon phase on Tue 22nd Jul

Tue 22nd Jul

Waning Crescent
10 % illuminated
Dark from 22:20 to 01:41
Dark for 3h 20m
Moon phase on Wed 23rd Jul

Wed 23rd Jul

Waning Crescent
4 % illuminated
Dark from 22:17 to 02:22
Dark for 4h 4m
Moon phase on Thu 24th Jul

Thu 24th Jul

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 22:14 to 02:25
Dark for 4h 10m
Moon phase on Fri 25th Jul

Fri 25th Jul

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 22:12 to 02:28
Dark for 4h 16m

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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    Wednesday 23rd July 2025 from 13:00pm to 15:00pm

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    Wednesday 23rd July 2025 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

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  • Mid-Cheshire Astronomical Group meeting & observing

    Friday 25th July 2025 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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    Friday 25th July 2025 from dusk

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    Sunday 27th July 2025 from 10:30am to 16:30pm

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