When is the milky way viewable in east midlands england(nottigham)

[Usman Mughal nottingham]

Could anyone plz guide me and tell me which months we can see the milky way core or the mily way in general any bit of it in nottingham as listed below with rough time aswell if possible eg before sunset or after sunset or rough time in am pm format plz:-

 

 

jan- 

feb

mar

apr

may

jun

jul

aug

sept

oct

nov

dec

[Brantuk]

If you download Stellarium it will show everything in the night sky over your location live - including the Milky Way:

 

http://www.stellarium.org/en_GB/

 

It's totally free.

[Usman Mughal nottingham]

Its showing up £2.99 on my app store :/ 

and yh iv got a few apps but then again thats a chart but what are the optimal seasons to view it realistically in east mids?

[Brantuk]

Stellarium is free - I've no idea why it's being charged on app store. Use the link I provided and you won't have to pay anything. It's not just a chart - it's a full live graphical planetarium.

[Usman Mughal nottingham]

Oh my bad

ill try that 

[tuckstar]

I'm pretty sure it's only free on pc. The phone app is charged for!!

[Brantuk]

Ahhh.... thanks Andy - it never occurs to me people are using phones to access the forum - mines a normal phone that just does calls and texts lol.

[Perkil8r]

The best or easiest part of the sky to see it is straight through the summer triangle. Through Cygnus is a particularly good area due to all the concentrated areas of dust that make up the Cygnus Rift.

To enjoy it though you will need to get away from as much light pollution as you can, then it really does stand out well. That said, I could see it on a very good night from a couple of miles outside Derby city centre and I can see it occasionally from my back garden here in Sandiacre. It's not easy though, and if you didn't know where and what to look for you would never know it was there. Get to a good dark place though and it'll be quite obvious.

In short, any time Deneb, Vega and Arcturus are up is a decent time to see it, small lunar phases are best.

[Usman Mughal nottingham]

Thankyou

and haha yeah i use my iphone most of the time . Well iv downloaded a few apps so far

 

Skyview

wunderground:- apparently its really reliable as reviews state when it says in 20minz its going to rain then it deffo does

starchard

long expo

star walk 2

 

[Guest]

You can't see the centre of the Milky Way from anywhere in the UK. I've seen it from Brazil. I've never seen it from Chile, as we've always visited my in-laws around Christmas/New Year. I live in suburbia and can see the Milky Way every clear night from May to December. I can sometimes see it during the other months but it has to be exceptionally clear. Just look overhead when it gets dark. OK, this photo has been digitally enhanced but it gives you some idea:

 

Lyra is on the top right, with Cygnus in the middle.

Edited August 6, 2017 by Sunny Phil