Stargazing and astrophotography in Brecon

Name: Stargazing and astrophotography in Brecon
Start: 2021-09-12T20:00:00+00:00
End: 2021-09-12T23:00:00+00:00
Location: Brecon - Libanus Mountain Centre

Sunday 12th September 2021 from 21:00pm to Monday 13th September 2021 00:00am

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Brecon - Libanus Mountain Centre
Libanus, Brecon, Powys, LD3 8ER, Wales

Enjoy a tour of the night sky with experienced astronomers, viewing familiar and unfamiliar constellations of the northern hemisphere. Find various deep sky objects such as the Orion Nebula and learn the correct use of binoculars and navigation via star maps.

You will also be shown how to set up a telescope correctly before viewing and then photographing some of the magnificent sights in the night sky. No prior knowledge or equipment needed, but feel free to bring both!

Please note that this has already taken place on 12/09/2021

Event organiser

Dark Sky Wales is organising this event

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Event darkness

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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.

Sun 12th Sep

Waxing Crescent

29 % illuminated

Dark from 21:04 to 04:30

Dark for 7h 26m

Mon 13th Sep

First Quarter

40 % illuminated

Dark from 21:41 to 04:32

Dark for 6h 51m

Local light pollution

Brecon - Libanus Mountain Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.