Located in the West end of Glasgow the Glasgow Botanic Gardens enable an escape from the brightest of the city lights and therefore an accessible location for The Astronomical Society of Glasgow to organise occasional public stargazing events here.
Location events organiser
The Astronomical Society of Glasgow organises events at this location
Please contact The Astronomical Society of Glasgow directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location
Email: [email protected]
Website: The Astronomical Society of Glasgow
Facebook: The Astronomical Society of Glasgow
Weather forecast
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21/05/26
18° 16% -
21/05/26
18° 61% -
21/05/26
17° 55% -
22/05/26
15° 17%
Weather forecast for Glasgow (1.9 miles away) updated 21/05/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.
Local light pollution
Glasgow Botanic Gardens is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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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.
Thu 21st May
Fri 22nd May
Sat 23rd May
Sun 24th May
Mon 25th May
Tue 26th May
Wed 27th May
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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