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The Old Down Inn - Emborough

The Old Down Inn - Emborough

Emborough, Radstock, Avon, BA3 4SA

Best time to visit

The Old Down Inn - Emborough 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

  • 09/08/22

    27° 5%

  • 09/08/22

    20° 0%

  • 10/08/22

    18° 0%

  • 10/08/22

    15° 0%

Weather forecast for Chilcompton (1.7 miles away) updated 09/08/22 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

The Old Down Inn - Emborough is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural 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 Old Down Inn - Emborough

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.

Tue 9th Aug

Waxing Gibbous
87% illuminated
Dark from 01:49 to 03:21
Dark for 1h 32m

Wed 10th Aug

Waxing Gibbous
94% illuminated
Dark from 03:14 to 03:23
Dark for 0h 9m

Thu 11th Aug

Full Moon
98% illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Fri 12th Aug

Full Moon
100% illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Sat 13th Aug

Full Moon
99% illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Sun 14th Aug

Waning Gibbous
95% illuminated
Dark from 20:59 to 21:01
Dark for 0h 1m

Mon 15th Aug

Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Dark from 20:57 to 21:15
Dark for 0h 17m

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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  • See the Perseids with the Bath Astronomers

    Friday 12th August 2022 from 22:00pm to Saturday 13th August 2022 02:00am

    Lansdown Park & Ride, Bath, BA1 9BJ (12.2 miles away)

    More info

  • Solar Observing at Wells Cathedral Green

    Saturday 13th August 2022 from 11:00am to 17:00pm

    Wells Cathedral, Wells, BA5 2UE (5.7 miles away)

    More info

  • Crewkerne And District Astronomical Society meeting

    Wednesday 17th August 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Norton-sub-Hambdon Village Hall, Norton-sub-Hambdon, TA14 6SF (23.8 miles away)

    More info

  • Somerset Levels Stargazers monthly meeting and observing

    Wednesday 31st August 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Othery Village Hall, Othery, TA7 0QU (19.2 miles away)

    More info

  • Wells and Mendip Star Camp

    Friday 2nd September 2022 from 19:00pm to Sunday 4th September 2022 12:00pm

    Nettwood Farm, Bristol, BS40 6DA (4.2 miles away)

    More info

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