Car park in the village of Wellow within easy driving distance of Bath and frequented by members of the Bath Astronomers who hold frequent public stargazing events here (weather permitting).
Location events organiser
Bath Astronomers organises events at this location
Please contact Bath Astronomers directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location
Email: [email protected]
Website: Bath Astronomers
Facebook: Bath Astronomers
Local light pollution
Wellow Public Car Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Best time to visit
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.
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If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!
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