"Orion Nebula" Photo courtesy of Michael Beckage
A message from our local, Seal Beach astronomer:
Greetings!
This is going to be a great year for fun astronomical activities so I will be writing often over the next few months.
Have you ever wanted to do real science but didn't know how? Well I have an easy project that has real scientific importance. The project is called the "Star-count Challenge."
As a culture of planet Earth we are being less than careful with many resources. The dark night sky is certainly one resource that is losing ground due to bad artificial lighting practices. The Star-count project was conceived to help document the clarity with which we can see stars and hence keep a watchful eye on the state of what astronomers refer to as "light pollution."
Please visit this link and see if you can spare 30 minutes some evening between now and March 8 to do some real science that just might help save starry skies for the future. I am going to take the Star-Count Challenge tonight!
www.skyandtelescope.com
If you are interested in learning how to help stop light pollution you can visit the web site of the International Dark Sky Association (IDA) and see if you feel moved to participate. I have been a member of the IDA for many years and its a great organization.
www.darksky.org
Whether you participate or not, I hope you will enjoy the great spring skies let me know if you have questions! I should have some new public events and classes lined-up soon so stay tuned!
Best regards,
Michael Beckage
Email Michael
www.discoverthestars.net
Email LongBeachGreenGuide.com
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