Bannau Brecheiniog Dark Sky Festival presentation - The Planet Mercury
Saturday 23rd September 2023 from 15:00pm to 16:00pm
Brecon - Libanus Mountain Centre
Libanus, Brecon, Powys, LD3 8ER, Wales
Is Mercury an irradiated ball of rock closest to the sun, not very interesting- Really? For example, if you lived on Mercury you’d have a birthday every 3 months because it completes one revolution around the sun in just 88 Earth days. Come and listen to Stephen Webber from Cardiff astronomical society, who will convince you that Mercury really is very interesting!
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Er enghraifft, os oeddech yn byw ar Mercher byddech yn dathlu’ch pen-blwydd bob 3 mis gan ei fod yn cylchu’r haul un waith mewn 88 diwrnod daearol. Dewch i wrando ar Stephen Webber o Gymdeithas Astronomegol Caerdydd a fydd yn eich perswadio fod Mercher wir yn ddiddorol!
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This event occurs as part of the Bannau Brecheiniog Dark Sky Festival 2023.
Please note that this has already taken place on 23/09/2023
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: [email protected]
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.
Sat 23rd 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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