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Walk and Wild

Walk and Wild

Melvaig, Wester Ross

Best time to visit

Local authority car park near Walking and Wildlife Adventures.

Walk and Wild is a Dark Sky Discovery Site, an officially recognised place where anyone can stargaze. Most such locations have overnight parking (sometimes with a fee); however, many do not allow overnight camping. There may or may not be toilet facilities.

Weather forecast

  • 15/10/24

    12° 4%

  • 15/10/24

    12° 6%

  • 16/10/24

    13° 5%

  • 16/10/24

    13° 6%

Weather forecast for Loch Ewe (6.0 miles away) updated 15/10/24 at 16:01.

Local light pollution

Walk and Wild is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site 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 Walk and Wild

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 Tue 15th Oct

Tue 15th Oct

Waxing Gibbous
91 % illuminated
Dark from 05:15 to 05:36
Dark for 0h 21m
Moon phase on Wed 16th Oct

Wed 16th Oct

Full Moon
97 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Thu 17th Oct

Thu 17th Oct

Full Moon
100 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Fri 18th Oct

Fri 18th Oct

Full Moon
100 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Sat 19th Oct

Sat 19th Oct

Full Moon
96 % illuminated
Dark from 18:33 to 05:45
Dark for 11h 11m
Moon phase on Sun 20th Oct

Sun 20th Oct

Waning Gibbous
91 % illuminated
Dark from 18:30 to 05:47
Dark for 11h 16m
Moon phase on Mon 21st Oct

Mon 21st Oct

Waning Gibbous
83 % illuminated
Dark from 18:28 to 05:49
Dark for 11h 20m

Find more dates

If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!

Calendar

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