John_D Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 I've just joined the ranks of Seestar owners and am currently in the mandatory 2 week purgatory period where it's permanently cloudy at night. ( So far I've taken one picture of the sun ). However given that the Seestar is a lot more portable than lugging the TAL2 around I've been spending my time looking for some reasonably local dark sky sites ( not too far from Swansea ). I came across "10 places to go Stargazing in the Brecon Beacons" and on the western end I think that these two are definitely possible: #1 Usk Reservoir: good views all round from the dam wall #6 Pen Rhiw Ddu ( aka Herbert's Quarry ) : good views to the north, the south will suffer from light pollution from the Swansea / Neath area Slightly further afield I've also looked at Llyn Brianne but I'm not sure that it offers much more than the Usk Reservoir to be honest, although I think that there are more possibilities for landscape astro photography. I was just wondering if anybody had tried these before or can suggest any alternatives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddoss Posted Thursday at 10:04 Share Posted Thursday at 10:04 If you are in Swansea, then The Gower is quite good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfamily Posted Thursday at 13:01 Share Posted Thursday at 13:01 Are you familiar with the GoStargazing co.uk site? It has a locations map that may also be useful https://gostargazing.co.uk/location-map/ Locations in your area are shown on the map below If you fancy making a weekend of it, it'll only be a short hop (90 odd minutes) for you to join us at the Autumn Astrocamp at Cwmdu (near Crickhowell, not Llandeilo) at the end of September. You won't be the only one with a Seestar there, so it may be useful for picking up tips. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_D Posted yesterday at 11:09 Author Share Posted yesterday at 11:09 22 hours ago, Gfamily said: Are you familiar with the GoStargazing co.uk site? It has a locations map that may also be useful https://gostargazing.co.uk/location-map/ I hadn't seen that one, thank you. I'll bear the astrocamp in mind, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_D Posted yesterday at 11:13 Author Share Posted yesterday at 11:13 On 25/07/2024 at 11:04, reddoss said: If you are in Swansea, then The Gower is quite good Thanks, I'd thought of that but was concerned about the light pollution from Swansea. However I can certainly give it a go. There are a few trig points with excellent all round views so plonking the Seestar on top of one of those seems like a plan 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireballxl5 Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago I'd recommend Rhossili beach, my time-lapse taken July last year. https://youtube.com/shorts/a-pStzCwJK0?feature=shared 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_D Posted 18 hours ago Author Share Posted 18 hours ago 3 hours ago, fireballxl5 said: I'd recommend Rhossili beach, my time-lapse taken July last year. https://youtube.com/shorts/a-pStzCwJK0?feature=shared Very nice. Was that taken from the top end of Rhossili Bay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireballxl5 Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 11 hours ago, John_D said: Very nice. Was that taken from the top end of Rhossili Bay? Thanks🙂 I was approx at the mid-point of the beach, where the path reaches the beach from Hill End car park. X marks the spot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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