Cardiff Astronomical Society

Cardiff Astronomical Society One of the largest and most active astronomical societies in the UK. Meetings for all Society members

Cardiff Astronomical Society was founded in July 1975 by Dr Bob Owens and Dave Powell at an out of London meeting of the British Astronomical Association held at Dyffryn Gardens. Dave Powell is still a member today as the Society continues to develop its activities supported by a very active and enthusiastic committee. Membership is over 200 and is drawn from a wide geographical area : South and S

outh West Wales, and into the West Country. Despite the travelling involved members attending meetings usually number over 60 and on several occasions during the year this number will reach over 100.

Perseid Meteor Shower Peak night 12th August 2026. Captured by the CAS camera UK008V at Bannau Brycheiniog NP Mountain V...
14/08/2026

Perseid Meteor Shower Peak night 12th August 2026. Captured by the CAS camera UK008V at Bannau Brycheiniog NP Mountain Visitor Centre, Libanus.
315 Perseids captured at the Mountain Visitor Centre that night.
Stats from UK Meteor Network as of today:
Total Single-station Detections: 131667
Total Matched Detections: 72624
Leading to Solved Trajectories: 9342
Number of Cameras with Detections: 204

Perseid Meteor Shower Peak night 12th August 2026. Captured by the CAS camera UK005L at Dyffryn Gardens.266 Perseids cap...
14/08/2026

Perseid Meteor Shower Peak night 12th August 2026. Captured by the CAS camera UK005L at Dyffryn Gardens.
266 Perseids captured at Dyffryn.
Stats from UK Meteor Network as of today:
Total Single-station Detections: 131667
Total Matched Detections: 72624
Leading to Solved Trajectories: 9342
Number of Cameras with Detections: 204

New edition of BAA Education & Outreach Newsletter available on the CAS Society website. Includes some information about...
11/08/2026

New edition of BAA Education & Outreach Newsletter available on the CAS Society website. Includes some information about the Partial Solar Eclipse.

The Lyrids peaked over the nights 21st & 22nd April 2026 as shown in the graphic below. (Note: these are camera observat...
04/05/2026

The Lyrids peaked over the nights 21st & 22nd April 2026 as shown in the graphic below. (Note: these are camera observations so limited to hours of darkness). Also below are two stacked images recorded by the CAS camera UK008V at Bannau Brycheiniog - Brecon Beacons - National Park against the sky with the stars positions fixed. Enlarge and you can see the Constellations and hence the radiant between Hercules and Lyra.

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