Location description
Victoria Park has been categorised as an “Urban Dark Sky Site” — a good location from which to escape the worst of local light pollution.
Go stargazing site
A place identified by the Go Stargazing team as a good spot to stargaze from. This is based on local light pollution levels, distance from nearby towns and cities and having somewhere safe to park. These locations tend to be remote car parks with no facilities.
Public venue
Public location used for stargazing events.
Tonight's weather forecast
22/09/20
19:00
16°
51%
22/09/20
22:00
16°
86%
23/09/20
01:00
16°
90%
23/09/20
04:00
16°
14%
Weather forecast for Bristol Youth Hostel (0.48 miles away) updated 22/09/20 at 18:00.
Location light pollution
This location is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a suburban setting based on satellite data from CPRE.
Urban
Suburban
Semi-rural
Rural
Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Stargazing events at this location
There are no known forthcoming events at this location. Previously there have been 1 event which was on 21st January 2018 organised by Bristol Astronomical Society.
