Post by neill on Jan 12, 2007 10:00:24 GMT
Hi all,
There is a chance to take part in a survey to help determine how polluted your local skies are. See below.
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BAA electronic bulletin No. 00264 www.britastro.org/
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The BAA and CPRE (Campaign to Protect Rural England) began an initiative
before Christmas to assess light pollution in the UK by asking people to
count stars within the main rectangle of Orion (incl. the three stars in
Orion's Belt) as detailed in BAA electronic bulletin No. 00260.
See britastro.org/baa/content/view/195/171/
or britastro.org/starcount
As part of this 'Star Count' project, you have another opportunity to take
part between now and January 21 or so, because during this period the main
source of natural light pollution, the Moon, will be absent from our skies
whilst Orion will be high in the sky as seen from the UK.
Allow enough time for your eyes to become dark-adapted before you attempt
the star count, The best time to undertake this is between about 8.30 pm
and midnight when the sky is clear. More details at the above web address.
Do try to participate as your contribution will help us map the distribution
of light pollution across the UK. You can enter your count on the webpage.
Clear skies,
Richard Miles, President
Neill
There is a chance to take part in a survey to help determine how polluted your local skies are. See below.
======================================================================
BAA electronic bulletin No. 00264 www.britastro.org/
======================================================================
The BAA and CPRE (Campaign to Protect Rural England) began an initiative
before Christmas to assess light pollution in the UK by asking people to
count stars within the main rectangle of Orion (incl. the three stars in
Orion's Belt) as detailed in BAA electronic bulletin No. 00260.
See britastro.org/baa/content/view/195/171/
or britastro.org/starcount
As part of this 'Star Count' project, you have another opportunity to take
part between now and January 21 or so, because during this period the main
source of natural light pollution, the Moon, will be absent from our skies
whilst Orion will be high in the sky as seen from the UK.
Allow enough time for your eyes to become dark-adapted before you attempt
the star count, The best time to undertake this is between about 8.30 pm
and midnight when the sky is clear. More details at the above web address.
Do try to participate as your contribution will help us map the distribution
of light pollution across the UK. You can enter your count on the webpage.
Clear skies,
Richard Miles, President
Neill