Certified dark-sky park

Brecon Beacons Dark Sky Reserve

United Kingdom · Rural / suburban transition skies

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Best use
Moonset windows, route checks, and local light conditions
Planning signal
Worth timing around moonset
Route context
No nearby Stella stay in the current catalog

About this place

Overview
Welsh national park; first IDA Dark Sky Reserve in Wales
Horizon
Rolling moorland hills; open views from summit areas
Region
United Kingdom
Nearest city
~40 km of light pollution

Designation & sky

Type
Dark-Sky Park
Designation
IDA Dark Sky Reserve
Sky quality
Bortle 4.1 (measured) · Rural / suburban transition
Measured brightness
21.2 mag/arcsec² · Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) IDSR application: core-zone average 21.22 mag/arcsec^2, rounded to 0.1

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