The Sound Restaurant on the Isle of Man is an excellent stargazing location and hosts regular events in collaboration with local astronomers. The car park at the southern tip of the main island is an official Dark Sky Discovery site with excellent horizons and incredibly dark skies.
Weather forecast
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26/04/26
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26/04/26
11° 8% -
26/04/26
10° 8% -
27/04/26
10° 2%
Weather forecast for Port St. Mary (2.4 miles away) updated 26/04/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.
Local light pollution
The Sound Restaurant - Isle of Man 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.
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Urban
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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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Rural
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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.
Sun 26th Apr
Mon 27th Apr
Tue 28th Apr
Wed 29th Apr
Thu 30th Apr
Fri 1st May
Sat 2nd 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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