Wild About Warbleton invites you to a Dark Skies talk with Doug Edworthy, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Tuesday 29th October 7.00pm for 7.15pm Bodle Street Village Hall
Thursday 7th November 7.00pm for 7.15pm Church Rooms, Warbleton
Any queries call Erica 07510 139126
Did you know the High Weald National Landscape has some of the darkest skies in the South East? Running from Monday 28 October to Sunday 10 November 2024, the The Wild About Dark Skies Festival promises a fortnight of stargazing, workshops, talks, walks and fun family activities. It’s an opportunity to come together and connect with the beauty and tranquillity of the High Weald National Landscape.
This is what Wild About Warbleton say about the festival and the local events they have organised as part of it:
We are lucky to live in a part of Sussex that has intrinsically dark skies, allowing us to gaze and marvel at the ever-changing tapestry of celestial treasures. Just like the rest of nature, humans have a need for dark, unpolluted skies. But our dark skies are gradually being taken away from us by poorly planned and installed artificial lighting. We all need exterior lighting at night but, if it’s shining downwards and only where it’s needed, using a warm colour spectrum, and left on for the shortest possible time, then it causes minimal pollution.
Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, Doug Edworthy, will be giving a talk at Bodle Street Village Hall on Tuesday October 29th and at Warbleton Church Rooms on Thursday November 7th. Titled ‘Don’t Light Me Up!’, his illustrated talk will show you the skies above East Sussex and the sights everyone can see during the Autumn and Winter months. As well as showing you how to view these sights inexpensively, Doug will illustrate the effect of light pollution on the night sky. He’s looking forward to answering your questions about anything related to our night sky and what we can see out there, and he loves to talk about Aliens!
Weather permitting, we’re also hoping to hold a night-time walk at Warbleton, on Thursday 7th November following the talk, when Doug will give you a personal guided tour of the night sky. He will help you understand what you are seeing, and you’ll get first-hand experience of the effects on the night sky of poorly planned and installed artificial light at night.
A space enthusiast since hearing Sputnik’s beeps at the age of four, Doug is an amateur astronomer and a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He provides ‘Outreach’ for the public and is especially keen to enthuse young minds with the awesome universe out there.
Free events but donations to Wild about Warbleton very welcome!
More info about the Dark Skies festival at: https://highweald.org/get-involved/dark-skies/wild-about-dark-skies-festival/
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