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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

  • 07/09/24

    19° 6%

  • 07/09/24

    18° 5%

  • 08/09/24

    17° 9%

  • 08/09/24

    16° 10%

Weather forecast for Crosby (2.0 miles away) updated 07/09/24 at 16:00.

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 Sat 7th Sep

Sat 7th Sep

Waxing Crescent
13 % illuminated
Dark from 20:06 to 04:15
Dark for 8h 8m
Moon phase on Sun 8th Sep

Sun 8th Sep

Waxing Crescent
20 % illuminated
Dark from 20:04 to 04:17
Dark for 8h 12m
Moon phase on Mon 9th Sep

Mon 9th Sep

Waxing Crescent
29 % illuminated
Dark from 20:13 to 04:19
Dark for 8h 6m
Moon phase on Tue 10th Sep

Tue 10th Sep

First Quarter
38 % illuminated
Dark from 20:40 to 04:21
Dark for 7h 41m
Moon phase on Wed 11th Sep

Wed 11th Sep

First Quarter
48 % illuminated
Dark from 21:22 to 04:23
Dark for 7h 1m
Moon phase on Thu 12th Sep

Thu 12th Sep

First Quarter
58 % illuminated
Dark from 22:24 to 04:25
Dark for 6h 1m
Moon phase on Fri 13th Sep

Fri 13th Sep

First Quarter
68 % illuminated
Dark from 23:45 to 04:27
Dark for 4h 42m

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 11th September 2024 from 11:00am to 15:00pm

    Hesketh Park Observatory, Southport, PR9 9LN (9.6 miles away)

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    Wednesday 11th September 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

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

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  • Blackpool & District Astronomical Society Meeting

    Wednesday 11th September 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Blackpool Cricket Club, Blackpool, FY3 9EQ (20.1 miles away)

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    Thursday 12th September 2024 from 12:00pm to Saturday 21st September 2024 12:00pm

    Liverpool Cruise Terminal, Liverpool, L3 1DL (8.5 miles away)

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  • High Legh Community Observatory group meeting

    Thursday 12th September 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    St John's Church - High Legh, High Legh, 6ND (27.8 miles away)

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