Costa da Morte es un geodestino de carácter aguerrido, donde podemos encontrar playas salvajes y bellos acantilados que se descubren entre faro y faro. Los espectaculares cielos estrellados y los atardeceres sobre el océano Atlántico no tienen comparación, de hecho, en Costa da Morte se puede vivir el último “solpor” de la Europa Continental.
Costa da Morte es ahora reconocido como Destino Turístico Starlight y cuenta con el sello de la Fundación Starlight como uno de los lugares donde disfrutar del cielo nocturno en Galicia.
Descubre los 10 mejores puntos de observación del cielo nocturno, situados en lugares de especial belleza y de gran valor natural y cultural: el Dolmen Arca da Piosa, la Playa de O Rostro, Cabo Touriñán, Cementerio de los Ingleses, Castro de Borneiro, Punta Nariga, Espazo Natural de Razo-Baldaio, Embalse da Fervenza, Playa de Soesto y el Monte Pindo.
You can also discover the best places in Costa da Morte for stargazing.
The Council of Vimianzo organises a guided nocturnal visit to the petroglyphs of Pedrouzo and Boallo, in the parish of Berdoias.
The visit will include a short hiking route of 2.6 km around Boallo.
The meteor shower takes place from 2 October to 7 November, but the best night to photograph it is between 21 and 22 October. The peak is on 22 October at 05:45 UTC with 20 meteors per hour.
At this time the moon phase is 71.4%, so the conditions for enjoying it are not very good (there is a moon). This meteor shower is visible from both hemispheres.
The meteor shower takes place from 6 to 30 November, but the best night to photograph it is between 16 and 17 November.
The peak is on 17 November at 07:26 UTC with 15 meteors per hour. At this time the moon phase is 71.4%, so the conditions for enjoying it are not very good (there is a moon). This meteor shower is visible from both hemispheres.
The meteor shower takes place from 4 to 17 December, but the best night to photograph it is between 13 and 14 December. The peak is on 14 December at 02:32 UTC with 120 meteors per hour.
At this time the moon phase is almost full moon, so conditions are not very good. Although it is always a good excuse to enjoy the night sky in the best starlight spots of Costa da Morte.
The December solstice occurs on 21 December at 9:22 UTC. It is the first day of winter in the northern hemisphere.