Brendan
Date/Time
Date(s) - 01/03/2014
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location
Cambrian Community Centre - near Richmond Park
Categories
Additional Information
- Target Audience: Families
- Accessibility: Yes
- Food & Drink: No
- Terrain: No Problems
Our Next Event is Star Count 2014
Saturday 1st March. 6:00 – 7:30 pm Booking essential via our web site at at http://discoverers.frp.org.uk
FREE TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
(Children should be at least 6 years old.)
Join the campaign against light pollution!
Every year the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) and British Astronomical Association (BAA) organises Star Count to find out which part of the UK has the darkest skies
Satellite data shows that light pollution is affecting the south east of the UK increasingly badly, leaving less and less countryside where we can enjoy dark starry skies.
Why should we care about light pollution?
- Wasted light is also a waste of energy and money
- When light spills up into the sky it masks our view of the stars
- It affects the sleeping patterns and behaviour of wildlife, such as bats and birds
Why is this important for our Park?
- Richmond Park is a site of national and international importance for wildlife conservation
- It is London’s largest Site of Special Scientific Interest, a National Nature Reserve and a European Special Area of Conservation
What YOU can do
- It’s really easy – just count the number of stars visible with the naked eye in the winter constellation, Orion the Hunter, any night during the Star Count period
- Your observations will enable CPRE to create a map showing the effects of light pollution on our view of the night sky
- Star Count 2013 revealed that only 5% of people could see more than 30 stars in Orion, compared to 54% who saw fewer than 10 stars – a level which indicates severe light pollution
LOOK UP and discover how Light Pollution affects our Park!
Saturday 1st March – Come along to an early evening workshop and learn where to look and what to do.
Weather permitting, we will then go into the Park and make some observations
Register for this event here Registration Form (Full details will be sent to you on registration)