The wonderful Wells Cathedral is often used as a location for public solar observing sessions by Wells and Mendip Astronomers.
Photo by Andre Mouton on Unsplash
Location events organiser
Go Stargazing organises events at this location
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Weather forecast
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04/06/26
16° 5% -
04/06/26
16° 9% -
04/06/26
15° 26% -
05/06/26
13° 33%
Weather forecast for Wells (0.1 miles away) updated 04/06/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.
Local light pollution
Wells Cathedral is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a suburban 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.
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Find more dates
If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!
CalendarForthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Wells Cathedral. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.