Summer Solstice Stargazing with Dark Sky Wales
Saturday 22nd June 2024 from 10:00am to 16:00pm
Rhossili Car Park
Rhossili, Middleton, West Glamorgan, SA3 1PP
Join Dark Sky Wales at a beautiful location to enjoy the views of our nearest stellar neighbour. We will have a selection of telescopes available for you to safely observe the Sun and take pictures using your mobile phone. This is a free event, but it’s recommended to get a ticket since it’s likely to be busy.
Please note that this has already taken place on 22/06/2024
Event organiser
Dark Night Skies Cranborne Chase National Landscape is organising this event
Please contact Dark Night Skies Cranborne Chase National Landscape directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Dark Night Skies Cranborne Chase National Landscape
Twitter: @CranborneChase
Facebook: Dark Night Skies Cranborne Chase National Landscape
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.
Sat 22nd Jun
Local light pollution
Rhossili Car Park 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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