Dark Skies and Bright Stars at Castell Henllys
Friday 1st November 2024 from 18:00pm to 21:00pm
Castell Henllys Iron Age Fort
Velindre, Meline, Dyfed, SA41 3UR
Join us for a dark sky evening at Castell Henllys celebrating the wonder of Pembrokeshire’s night sky. We will explore why dark skies are important to us and our wildlife. Weather permitting, we will then take a night walk up to the Iron Age Village for a spot of stargazing with telescopes.
Please note that this has already taken place on 01/11/2024
Event organiser
Preseli Astronomy Group is organising this event
Please contact Preseli Astronomy Group directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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Event booking
For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.
Visit event websiteEvent 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 1st Nov
Local light pollution
Castell Henllys Iron Age Fort 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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