Moon todayLast Quarter45%

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Dominion Astrophysical Observatory

Victoria, Canada4.8

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Waxing Crescent · 29% illuminated

Dominion Astrophysical Observatory — Photo: Darren Kirby from Penticton, BC, Canada, CC-BY-SA · via Wikimedia Commons

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A historic working observatory on Observatory Hill with public star parties.

Free public access · Gates close Check event nights · Parking: Lot

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Pro drawer — technical metrics

Bortle class: 6
SQM: 19.4 mag/arcsec²
Elevation: 229 m
South horizon: —
North horizon: —
Moon: 29% · Waxing Crescent
Light dome: —
lp zone: 5a
bortle note: Estimated from modelled zenith brightness, not a field reading
bortle source: lorenz_atlas_2025_zenith