Night Photography: Shooting the Perseids Meteor Shower
Tuesday 12th August 2025 from 21:03pm to 23:30pm
Strata Florida Abbey
Abbey Road, Pontrhydfendigaid, Dyfed, SY25 6ES
With the landowner’s permission we’ll spend most of this ‘one night only’ session waiting patiently then photographing the Perseids Meteor Shower above the community inspired wood/metal statue. Bring your camera kit and a blanket to enjoy the spectacle.
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.
Tue 12th Aug
Local light pollution
Strata Florida Abbey 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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