Moffatt Dark Sky Walk
Friday 26th September 2025 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
Moffat Community Observatory
Old Carlisle Road, Moffat, Dumfriesshire, DG10 9QJ
Darkness, stars, whisky and a chance to look through big telescopes combine in Moffat. We will be taking a walk at night around Europe’s first Dark Sky Town looking at the stars.
We will have the opportunity to visit the Moffat Community Observatory while stopping in at the Moffat Distillery.
Apart from looking for stars we will discover what makes Moffat a Dark Sky Community.
It is more than just being a dark place where you can see stars. You need a town with people who are interested in keeping it dark, who love stars and darkness.
Note that this event starts at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Moffat, DG10 9ES and includes a visit to the community observatory.
Event organiser
Moffat Astronomy Club is organising this event
Please contact Moffat Astronomy Club directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Moffat Astronomy Club
Event booking
Event darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. 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.
Fri 26th Sep
Local light pollution
Moffat Community Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural 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.
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