Loch Doon & Scottish Dark Sky Observatory Site

55.2500000° N, -4.3833000° E • Elevation: 230m

🌌 About This Observing Location

Sprawling loch in the Galloway Hills providing mirror-flat water foregrounds beneath dense starfields of the Milky Way core.

Bortle Scale Class 2

Elevation 230 m

Latitude 55.25°

Longitude -4.383°

Updated hourly via Open-Meteo

Wed, Nov 4

28%

Avg Night Cloud

Sunset: 16:33

Sunrise: 07:28

Fair Sky

Thu, Nov 5

56%

Avg Night Cloud

Sunset: 16:31

Sunrise: 07:30

Fair Sky

Fri, Nov 6

95%

Avg Night Cloud

Sunset: 16:29

Sunrise: 07:32

Overcast Sky

Sat, Nov 7

99%

Avg Night Cloud

Sunset: 16:27

Sunrise: 07:34

Overcast Sky

Class 2: Truly dark site with negligible glow.

Naked-Eye Limiting Mag: 7.1 – 7.5 mag

Milky Way Visibility: Brilliant with complex structures

Zodiacal Light: Distinct in spring/autumn

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