Cardiff Astronomical Society Star Party at Dyffryn Observatory
Friday 17th November 2023 from 19:15pm to 23:00pm
Dyffryn Observatory
Dyffryn Gardens, St Nicholas, South Glamorgan, CF5 6SU
After substantial repairs, the Cardiff Astronomical Society is pleased to be able to reopen its observatory. Their observatory is located at the National Trust property Dyffyrn Gardens in the Vale of Glamorgan. Even though it’s a 20-minute drive from Cardiff City Centre, the dark skies at Dyffyrn are excellent. This event is intended for Cardiff Astronomical Society members only; however, you can join their group via their website.
Please note that this has already taken place on 17/11/2023
Event organiser
Cardiff Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Cardiff Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Cardiff Astronomical Society
Twitter: @cardiffas
Facebook: Cardiff Astronomical Society
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 17th Nov
Local light pollution
Dyffryn Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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