Elan Dark Sky Festival: Light Painting Photography
Friday 27th March 2026 from 21:00pm to 22:00pm
Nantgwyllt Church
Elan Valley, Rhayader, Powys, LD6 5HE, Wales
Join astrophotographer Dafydd Wyn Morgan for a hands-on workshop designed to develop your night photography skills in the remarkable setting of the Elan Valley Dark Sky Park. Learn how to create striking images using light painting techniques, capturing short flashes of light against the backdrop of twilight and moonlit landscapes.
Inspired by the work of Eric Paré and Kim Henry, this session will guide you through the practical skills needed to experiment confidently with light, movement, and long exposures under some of the darkest, clearest skies in the UK.
This event takes place as part of the Elan Valley Dark Skies Festival 2026.
Please note that this has already taken place on 27/03/2026
Event organiser
Elan Valley Trust is organising this event
Please contact Elan Valley Trust directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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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 27th Mar
Local light pollution
Nantgwyllt Church is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a dark site 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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