WK Forest Reserve

How dark the sky is at WK Forest Reserve: Bortle Class 4, rural and suburban transition

The zenith sky here reads 21.59 magnitudes per square arcsecond. That is about 1.5 times the brightness of a pristine natural sky (22.0), the extra coming from artificial light scattered in the air.

Sky brightness and class come from the World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness (Falchi et al. 2016, CC BY-NC 4.0), with natural skyglow added. On the night, haze, smoke, humidity and the Moon set the real limit.

What's up from WK Forest Reserve by season

At latitude 14.7°N, the north celestial pole stands 15° above the horizon, close to Polaris. Every star north of declination -75° rises at some time of year. The Milky Way core in Sagittarius climbs to 46° above the southern horizon. These are the constellations well placed, 35° or more above the horizon, at about 10 pm in the middle of each season, brightest first.

Showpieces from WK Forest Reserve through the year

At about 10 pm on the 15th of each month; a dash means the sight is below 25° then.

Never set from WK Forest Reserve

• Ursa Minor

Only skim the southern horizon from WK Forest Reserve

• Hydrus
• Musca
• Triangulum Australe
• Volans

Never rise from WK Forest Reserve

• Apus
• Chamaeleon
• Mensa
• Octans

Where to set up at WK Forest Reserve

The coordinates on this page point to Barangay Santa Inez, Tanay (campground location), at 312 m (1,020 ft): 14.713°N, 121.327°E.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Open the larger map · Directions. Arrive before dark, park facing away from other observers, and use red light only.

WK Forest Reserve among the dark sky places of Philippines

Each dot is a dark sky place, colored by Bortle class; select one for its page. See Dark sky places outside the United States for the full list, darkest first.

Camping and lodging at WK Forest Reserve

The nearest town with motels or inns is Tanay, Philippines. Check the official site for campgrounds and overnight rules; many parks close their gates at night, so ask about after-dark access.

Dark sky places nearest WK Forest Reserve

Observatories and astronomy clubs near WK Forest Reserve

Observatories within 100 km

• PAGASA ObservatoryQuezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, 28 km (18 mi), open to the public

Nearest astronomy clubs

• University of the Philippines Astronomical Society (UP AstroSoc)Quezon City, Philippines, 31 km (19 mi)
• Astronomical League of the PhilippinesManila, Philippines, 39 km (24 mi)
• Philippine Astronomical SocietyManila, Philippines, 39 km (24 mi)

See observatories and astronomy clubs around the world. Local clubs often hold their star parties at dark sky places like this one.

WK Forest Reserve record

From the site's dark sky places dataset (darkparksglobal_q426). The sky by season is computed from the coordinates.