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Helwan Observatory

Helwan / Cairo, EG. Bortle 8 sky, scheduled programming, and astronomy-forward stay context.

Route ClusterPlanning anchor only; pair the observatory or destination route with lodging before treating it as a hotel card.
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Planning reference, not public lodging

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Source
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Last verified
2026-06-26

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Observing Fit

Telescope inventory
Heritage astronomy anchor with museum/public education and amateur telescope viewing context; Cairo light pollution keeps this as cultural astronomy, not dark-sky lodging.
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Category
Planning Reference
Tier
observatory adjacent

Planning Notes

Booking confidence
Planning Reference
Bortle confidence
medium
Last verified
2026-06-26
Verification note
Heritage astronomy destination page / visitor education anchor; not a normal hotel card and not a dark-sky stay.
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  • Public overnight lodging is not confirmed.

The sky during your stay

What you can expect overhead at Helwan Observatory through the year — Moon phases and eclipses are exact dates; the Milky Way and aurora are seasonal likelihoods. Pick a month to plan around it.

Dark window Milky Way Meteors Eclipse★ Best months to visit

October 2026 · recommended

  • Darkest skies

    New Moon on Oct 10 — the best window for the Milky Way and faint objects.

  • Milky Way core seasonseasonal

    The galactic core is up at night and well placed here.

  • Draconids meteor showerlikely

    Peaks around Oct 8, up to ~10/hr. Slow meteors, best in the evening; occasional outbursts.

  • Orionids meteor showerlikely

    Peaks around Oct 21, up to ~20/hr. Swift meteors, also from Halley's Comet.

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