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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

  • 15/01/25

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  • 15/01/25

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  • 16/01/25

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  • 16/01/25

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Weather forecast for Crosby (2.0 miles away) updated 14/01/25 at 20:01.

Local light pollution

The Alt Centre 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 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 Wed 15th Jan

Wed 15th Jan

Full Moon
99 % illuminated
Dark from 17:48 to 18:09
Dark for 0h 20m
Moon phase on Thu 16th Jan

Thu 16th Jan

Waning Gibbous
95 % illuminated
Dark from 17:49 to 19:31
Dark for 1h 41m
Moon phase on Fri 17th Jan

Fri 17th Jan

Waning Gibbous
90 % illuminated
Dark from 17:51 to 20:48
Dark for 2h 56m
Moon phase on Sat 18th Jan

Sat 18th Jan

Waning Gibbous
83 % illuminated
Dark from 17:52 to 22:02
Dark for 4h 9m
Moon phase on Sun 19th Jan

Sun 19th Jan

Waning Gibbous
76 % illuminated
Dark from 17:54 to 23:15
Dark for 5h 20m
Moon phase on Mon 20th Jan

Mon 20th Jan

Third Quarter
67 % illuminated
Dark from 17:55 to 00:27
Dark for 6h 31m
Moon phase on Tue 21st Jan

Tue 21st Jan

Third Quarter
58 % illuminated
Dark from 17:57 to 01:42
Dark for 7h 44m

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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    Saturday 4th January 2025 from 12:00pm to Thursday 24th April 2025 12:00pm

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    Wednesday 15th January 2025 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Leighton Observatory - Pex Hill, Widnes, WA8 5QW (15.7 miles away)

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  • Liverpool Young Astronomers Club

    Thursday 16th January 2025 from 19:00pm to 20:30pm

    Leighton Observatory - Pex Hill, Widnes, WA8 5QW (15.7 miles away)

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    Thursday 16th January 2025 from 19:00pm to 22:00pm

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    Thursday 16th January 2025 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Brockholes Nature Reserve, Preston, PR5 0AG (24.7 miles away)

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