2nd March 2010
The Brecon Beacons National Park Authority and the University of Glamorgan are providing an introduction to astronomy to help tourism businesses engage with the night skies and other keen star gazers that visit the Brecon Beacons.
Carol Williams from the National Park said “The Brecon Beacons is one of the darkest areas in Europe and offers a unique opportunity for amateur astronomers in Wales and the rest of the UK. We’ve undertaken some research and discovered that around 250,000 people in the UK are interested in astronomy so it makes perfect sense to give our local tourism businesses as much help as we can to market the wonderfully dark and starry nights in the National Park.
Light pollution is becoming more and more of a problem for eager astronomers based in our cities. We will continue to work very closely with the University of Glamorgan to attract visitors who are interested in astronomy to areas of the National Park that have outstanding and uninterrupted views of the night skies without the nuisance of light pollution.”
Allan Trow of the University of Glamorgan said “The Brecon Beacons National Park offers those astronomical minded individuals a fantastic opportunity to glimpse some of the darkest skies in the UK. The view of the Milky Way is breathtaking and the prospect of glimpsing many deep sky objects will inspire many to stay.”
Click on Brecon Beacons for Wales Holidays cottages and farmhouses in the area.
