March 17th - March 28th is a great time for star-gazing!


Unfortunately, due to light pollution it is becoming more difficult to view stars at night. Why don't you take part in a star-counting study to see how bad the light pollution is becoming. All you need to do is wait for astronomical twilight, approximately 20:30 this week in the UK. Look towards the Southwest and search for Orion's belt (three bright stars close together in a straight line). By counting the number of stars in the night sky around Orion you can tell how much the night sky is affected by light pollution. This would be measured on a scale of 1-7. I being when there are only a few stars to be seen and 7 when there are many stars visible. Record your star count at www.globe.gove/GaN/

Happy Star Counting