Elan Valley Stargazing Extravanganza - partial eclipse and Perseids!
Wednesday 12th August 2026 from 17:30pm to 23:30pm
Nantgwyllt Church
Elan Valley, Rhayader, Powys, LD6 5HE, Wales
Experience an unforgettable evening in the heart of the Elan Valley International Dark Sky Park, combining a spectacular 94% partial solar eclipse, a delicious three-course meal, and stargazing beneath some of the UK’s darkest skies.
As darkness falls, enjoy views of the Perseid Meteor Shower along with star clusters, galaxies and nebulae through powerful telescopes, guided by an experienced astronomy team at the incredible dark sky location of Nantgwyllt Church.
Places are strictly limited, and if the weather is uncooperative, the evening will still include the meal and an engaging astronomy talk, ensuring a memorable experience whatever the skies bring.
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 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.
Wed 12th Aug
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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