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Blunham Playing Fields

Blunham Playing Fields

Barford Road, Blunham, Bedfordshire, MK44 3ND

Best time to visit

This location hosts regular public stargazing events organised by the Sandy Astronomical Society.

Location events organiser

Sandy Astronomical Society

Sandy Astronomical Society organises events at this location

Please contact Sandy Astronomical Society directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location

Email: [email protected]
Website: Sandy Astronomical Society
Twitter: @SandyAstroSoc
Facebook: Sandy Astronomical Society

Weather forecast

  • 05/05/24

    15° 5%

  • 05/05/24

    13° 6%

  • 06/05/24

    12° 14%

  • 06/05/24

    11° 14%

Weather forecast for Sandy (1.9 miles away) updated 05/05/24 at 20:00.

Local light pollution

Blunham Playing Fields is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural 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 Blunham Playing Fields

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 Sun 5th May

Sun 5th May

Waning Crescent
14 % illuminated
Dark from 21:06 to 02:46
Dark for 5h 39m
Moon phase on Mon 6th May

Mon 6th May

Waning Crescent
6 % illuminated
Dark from 21:09 to 02:43
Dark for 5h 33m
Moon phase on Tue 7th May

Tue 7th May

New Moon
2 % illuminated
Dark from 21:11 to 02:41
Dark for 5h 29m
Moon phase on Wed 8th May

Wed 8th May

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 21:14 to 02:38
Dark for 5h 23m
Moon phase on Thu 9th May

Thu 9th May

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 22:15 to 02:36
Dark for 4h 21m
Moon phase on Fri 10th May

Fri 10th May

Waxing Crescent
5 % illuminated
Dark from 23:30 to 02:33
Dark for 3h 3m
Moon phase on Sat 11th May

Sat 11th May

Waxing Crescent
10 % illuminated
Dark from 00:25 to 02:31
Dark for 2h 6m

Find more dates

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

Calendar

Events nearby

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  • Cambridge AstroPlus

    Monday 5th August 2024 from 19:15pm to 20:45pm

    Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, CB3 0HA (18.4 miles away)

    More info

  • St Neots Astronomy Association monthly meeting

    Monday 5th August 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Paxton Pits Nature Reserve, Little Paxton, PE19 6ET (7.9 miles away)

    More info

  • Northants Amateur Astronomers Informal Meeting and Observing

    Tuesday 6th August 2024 from 19:45pm to 21:30pm

    Geddington Village Hall, Geddington, NN14 1AZ (25.1 miles away)

    More info

  • Milton Keynes Astronomical Society – informal astromeet

    Friday 9th August 2024 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Rectory Cottages - Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK63 6BJ (20.7 miles away)

    More info

  • Community open evening at Bayfordbury Observatory

    Tuesday 13th August 2024 from 18:00pm to 20:00pm

    Bayfordbury Observatory, Bayfordbury, SG13 8LD (27.3 miles away)

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