The West Bay Cafe in Westgate-on-Sea is a meeting location for the Coastal Astronomers Society.
Location events organiser
Coastal Astronomers Society organises events at this location
Please contact Coastal Astronomers Society directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location
Email: [email protected]
Website: Coastal Astronomers Society
Weather forecast
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27/06/26
27° 4% -
27/06/26
26° 13% -
27/06/26
26° 14% -
28/06/26
22° 5%
Weather forecast for Margate (2.4 miles away) updated 27/06/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.
Local light pollution
West Bay Cafe is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-rural 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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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.
Sat 27th Jun
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Mon 29th Jun
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Wed 1st Jul
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Fri 3rd Jul
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 West Bay Cafe. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.
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