After hours: Eclipsed at Techniquest Cardiff
Wednesday 12th August 2026 from 18:00pm to 20:00pm
Techniquest Cardiff
Stuart Street, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF10 5BW
Celebrate a rare celestial event at Techniquest’s After Hours adult-only solar eclipse afterparty this August. Following the eclipse, enjoy an evening of astronomy talks, planetarium shows, board games with Chance & Counters, and food and drink stalls alongside fellow space enthusiasts. With free eclipse-viewing glasses available from 2pm, this is a unique opportunity to mark the UK’s closest experience to a total solar eclipse until 2090.
Event organiser
Go Stargazing is organising this event
Please contact Go Stargazing directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Go Stargazing
Twitter: @gostargazing
Facebook: Go Stargazing
Event booking
Event darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.
Wed 12th Aug
Local light pollution
Techniquest Cardiff is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
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