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Wind Energy Museum

Wind Energy Museum

Staithe Road, Repps with Bastwick, NR29 5JU, East of England

Best time to visit

Wind Energy Museum 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

  • 24/01/22

    4° 10%

  • 24/01/22

    3° 10%

  • 25/01/22

    3° 10%

  • 25/01/22

    3° 10%

Weather forecast for Potter Heigham (1.5 miles away) updated 24/01/22 at 12:00.

Local light pollution

Wind Energy Museum is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural 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 Wind Energy Museum

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.

Mon 24th Jan

Third Quarter
67% illuminated
Dark from 17:44 to 00:08
Dark for 6h 23m

Tue 25th Jan

Third Quarter
56% illuminated
Dark from 17:46 to 01:32
Dark for 7h 45m

Wed 26th Jan

Third Quarter
45% illuminated
Dark from 17:47 to 02:59
Dark for 9h 11m

Thu 27th Jan

Third Quarter
34% illuminated
Dark from 17:49 to 04:27
Dark for 10h 37m

Fri 28th Jan

Waning Crescent
24% illuminated
Dark from 17:50 to 05:50
Dark for 11h 59m

Sat 29th Jan

Waning Crescent
14% illuminated
Dark from 17:52 to 06:19
Dark for 12h 26m

Sun 30th Jan

Waning Crescent
7% illuminated
Dark from 17:54 to 06:18
Dark for 12h 23m

Find more dates

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

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Events nearby

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  • Breckland Observatory public open night

    Friday 28th January 2022 from 19:30pm to 22:30pm

    Breckland Astronomical Observatory, Near Attleborough, NR17 (27.6 miles away)

    More info

  • Observing with DASH at Darsham Village Hall

    Sunday 30th January 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Darsham Village Hall, Darsham, IP17 3QJ (29.2 miles away)

    More info

  • LYRA meeting and talk

    Tuesday 8th February 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Parkhill Hotel, Lowestoft, NR32 5DQ (15.0 miles away)

    More info

  • Breckland Astronomical Society meeting

    Friday 11th February 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Great Ellingham Recreation Centre, Great Ellingham, NR17 1HZ (27.5 miles away)

    More info

  • DASH Society Meeting and Talk

    Sunday 13th February 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Darsham Village Hall, Darsham, IP17 3QJ (29.2 miles away)

    More info

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