The upstairs room in the Hen & Chicken pub in Abergavenny is the meeting location for the Abergavenny Astronomy Society.
Location events organiser
Abergavenny Astronomy Society organises events at this location
Please contact Abergavenny Astronomy Society directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location
Email: [email protected]
Website: Abergavenny Astronomy Society
Facebook: Abergavenny Astronomy Society
Weather forecast
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14/07/25
20° 3% -
14/07/25
19° 2%
Weather forecast for Abergavenny Castle (0.1 miles away) updated 12/07/25 at 20:00.
Local light pollution
Hen and Chicken is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a suburban 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.
Best time to visit
The below chart shows when the skies will be at their darkest at this location and therefore the best time to visit. 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. See our dark sky calendar for more details.
Sun 13th Jul
Mon 14th Jul
Tue 15th Jul
Wed 16th Jul
Thu 17th Jul
Fri 18th Jul
Sat 19th Jul
Find more dates
If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!
CalendarForthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Hen and Chicken. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.
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