Stargazing with Dark Sky Wales and Cardiff Astronomical Society
Friday 16th September 2022 from 20:00pm to 23:00pm
Brecon - Libanus Mountain Centre
Libanus, Brecon, Powys, LD3 8ER, Wales
Come and enjoy a night of stargazing activities, including a night sky tour in our mobile planetarium with Dark Sky Wales and fascinating talks from members of the Cardiff Astronomical Society.
If the skies are clear, you can also view the award-winning dark skies of the Brecon Beacons National Park through a selection of telescopes.
If the weather is against us, this event will still go ahead with the presentations and mobile planetarium.
Please note that this has already taken place on 16/09/2022
Event organiser
Brecon Beacons National Park is organising this event
Please contact Brecon Beacons National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Brecon Beacons National Park
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.
Fri 16th Sep
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.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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