Night Photography: Milky Way
Friday 11th September 2026 from 19:00pm to Saturday 12th September 2026 22:00pm
Strata Florida Abbey
Abbey Road, Pontrhydfendigaid, Dyfed, SY25 6ES
An intermediate-level course offering the opportunity to refine your night photography techniques and capture striking images of the September night sky over Strata Florida. Delivered over two nights, this course combines expert instruction with hands-on practice in one of Wales’ finest dark-sky locations. Set in the Cambrian Mountains—renowned for exceptionally low light pollution—Strata Florida offers truly astounding night skies. Join us this autumn for expert guidance from Dafydd Wyn Morgan and the chance to create your own cosmic images within this beautiful and iconic landscape. Cost for the two nights: £100.
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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.
Fri 11th Sep
Sat 12th Sep
Local light pollution
Strata Florida Abbey 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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