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The Byre at Woodside Farm

The Byre at Woodside Farm

Folly Top, Eggleston, County Durham, DL12 0DW

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Stay & Gaze - this location benefits from dark skies, relatively low levels of light pollution, is astronomy friendly and suitable for stargazing breaks.

Weather forecast

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Weather forecast for Middleton-in-teesdale (4.5 miles away) updated 21/04/26 at 06:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

The Byre at Woodside Farm is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a rural 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 The Byre at Woodside Farm

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 Tue 21st Apr

Tue 21st Apr

Waxing Crescent
17 % illuminated
Dark from 01:42 to 03:16
Dark for 1h 34m
Moon phase on Wed 22nd Apr

Wed 22nd Apr

Waxing Crescent
27 % illuminated
Dark from 02:21 to 03:13
Dark for 0h 52m
Moon phase on Thu 23rd Apr

Thu 23rd Apr

First Quarter
38 % illuminated
Dark from 02:45 to 03:10
Dark for 0h 25m
Moon phase on Fri 24th Apr

Fri 24th Apr

First Quarter
49 % illuminated
Dark from 03:00 to 03:07
Dark for 0h 7m
Moon phase on Sat 25th Apr

Sat 25th Apr

First Quarter
60 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Sun 26th Apr

Sun 26th Apr

Waxing Gibbous
70 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS
Moon phase on Mon 27th Apr

Mon 27th Apr

Waxing Gibbous
79 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS

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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    Tuesday 21st April 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

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  • Cygnus Observatory public open evening

    Thursday 23rd April 2026 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

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  • Durham Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Friday 24th April 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

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  • Cygnus Observatory public open evening

    Sunday 26th April 2026 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Cygnus Observatory at Washington Wetland Centre, Washington, NE38 8LE (28.6 miles away)

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  • Informal stargazing at Wynyard Planetarium and Observatory

    Tuesday 28th April 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Wynyard Planetarium & Jack Youdale Observatory, Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3JG (24.2 miles away)

    More info