Mid-Wales Astronomy Society Public Open Day
Saturday 9th May 2026 from 09:00am to 21:30pm
Maldwyn Leisure Centre
Plantation Lane, Newtown, Powys, SY16 1LH, Wales
Mid Wales Astronomy Society / Cymdeithas Seryddiaeth Canolbarth Cymru are having an Open Day at Maldwyn Leisure Centre with a variety of attractions including a planetarium, astronomy equipment suppliers, solar observing if the skies are clear, and the chance for children to make their own “puff powered” rockets with logos on the fins. This will be followed by an evening talk on “Exoplanets and Stars Around Other Stars, and how to find them” at nearby Plas Dolerw. Entrance is FREE!
Event organiser
Mid-Wales Astronomy Society is organising this event
Please contact Mid-Wales Astronomy Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Mid-Wales Astronomy Society
Facebook: Mid-Wales Astronomy Society
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 9th May
Local light pollution
Maldwyn Leisure Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a suburban 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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