Brecon Beacons Dark Skies Festival 2022 - Gŵyl Awyr Dywyll 2022
Friday 23rd September 2022 from 19:00pm to Sunday 25th September 2022 21:00pm
Brecon - Libanus Mountain Centre
Libanus, Brecon, Powys, LD3 8ER, Wales
The Brecon Beacons Dark Skies Festival 2022 celebrates the low levels of light pollution above the internationally recognised Brecon Beacons Dark Sky Reserve.
Events include practical stargazing sessions with astronomers from local astronomical societies, solar observing, planetarium shows, wildlife presentations, evening and nighttime walks and a “starrytelling” performance.
All of the events are based around the Brecon National Park Visitor Centre and listed on the festival’s official page on Eventbrite.
Please note that this has already taken place on 23/09/2022
Event organiser
Brecon Beacons National Park is organising this event
Please contact Brecon Beacons National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: info@breconbeaconstourism.co.uk
Website: Brecon Beacons National Park
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.
Fri 23rd Sep
Sat 24th Sep
Sun 25th Sep
Local light pollution
Brecon - Libanus Mountain Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Urban
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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Brecon - Libanus Mountain Centre. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.
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