Solar experiences at Penllergare with Dark Sky Wales
Thursday 11th August 2022 from 11:00am to 16:00pm
Penllergare Valley Woods
Penllergaer, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA4 9GS
Why not come and view our nearest star in all its glory? Using specialist telescopes Dark Sky Wales will show the surface of the Sun. You will see sunspots, prominences and filaments and best of all you’ll be able to take pictures too!
This event is free, and there is no need to book, but you may have to wait for your turn to use the telescopes. The event is primarily for children, but families are welcome too.
Please note that this has already taken place on 11/08/2022
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.
Thu 11th Aug
Local light pollution
Penllergare Valley Woods is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural 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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