Elan Valley Dark Sky Experience
Friday 21st April 2023 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Penbont House Tearooms, Bed and Breakfast
Penbont House, Elan Valley, LH6 5HS
Discover the unforgettable dark skies of Elan Valley with an astronomy-themed talk from Peter Williamson (FRAS) and a spot of stargazing.
Meet at Penbont House for a buffet and an astronomy-themed talk from Pete Williamson (FRAS), and if the skies are clear, we will head up to Cosmic Cwtch, our hilltop observing site, for a spot of stargazing.
Please note that this has already taken place on 21/04/2023
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 21st Apr
Local light pollution
Penbont House Tearooms, Bed and Breakfast is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site 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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Rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of Penbont House Tearooms, Bed and Breakfast