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Scar House Reservoir - Nidderdale

Scar House Reservoir - Nidderdale

Scar House Reservoir, Upper Nidderdale

Best time to visit

Publicly accessible stargazing location as suggested on the Nidderdale AONB website.

Scar House Reservoir - Nidderdale is a Dark Sky Discovery Site, an officially recognised place where anyone can stargaze. Most such locations have overnight parking (sometimes with a fee); however, many do not allow overnight camping. There may or may not be toilet facilities.

Weather forecast

  • 18/06/26

    19° 83%

  • 18/06/26

    19° 78%

  • 18/06/26

    18° 11%

  • 19/06/26

    17° 9%

Weather forecast for Buckden (7.9 miles away) updated 18/06/26 at 06:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Scar House Reservoir - Nidderdale is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of Scar House Reservoir - Nidderdale

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 Thu 18th Jun

Thu 18th Jun

Waxing Crescent
12 % illuminated
Dark from 23:31 to 00:45
Dark for 1h 13m
Moon phase on Fri 19th Jun

Fri 19th Jun

Waxing Crescent
20 % illuminated
Dark from 23:34 to 00:44
Dark for 1h 10m
Moon phase on Sat 20th Jun

Sat 20th Jun

Waxing Crescent
30 % illuminated
Dark from 23:43 to 00:44
Dark for 1h 1m
Moon phase on Sun 21st Jun

Sun 21st Jun

First Quarter
41 % illuminated
Dark from 23:51 to 00:45
Dark for 0h 54m
Moon phase on Mon 22nd Jun

Mon 22nd Jun

First Quarter
51 % illuminated
Dark from 00:00 to 00:46
Dark for 0h 46m
Moon phase on Tue 23rd Jun

Tue 23rd Jun

First Quarter
61 % illuminated
Dark from 00:09 to 00:47
Dark for 0h 38m
Moon phase on Wed 24th Jun

Wed 24th Jun

Waxing Gibbous
70 % illuminated
Dark from 00:20 to 00:48
Dark for 0h 28m

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

Display nearby events on a calendar

  • Harrogate Astronomical Society meeting

    Thursday 25th June 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Green Hut Community Centre - Harlow Hill, Harrogate, HG2 0AS (19.8 miles away)

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  • Keighley Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Thursday 25th June 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Steeton Methodist Church Hall, Keighley, BD20 6PD (20.2 miles away)

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  • Bradford Astronomical Society meeting

    Monday 29th June 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Idle & Thackley Conservative Club, Idle, BD10 8QB (24.9 miles away)

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  • Soundbath under the Stars

    Saturday 4th July 2026 from 17:00pm to 20:15pm

    Lime Tree Observatory and Planetarium, Grewelthorpe, HG4 3DA (9.3 miles away)

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  • Leeds Astronomical Society meeting

    Wednesday 8th July 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Quaker Meeting House - Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9DX (29.4 miles away)

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