The BAA has issued this statement.
“The UK has a thriving amateur astronomy community who regularly observe the night sky in the evenings.
Many of these amateurs share their knowledge at organised public outreach events across the whole country every year. These evening events are attended by people of all ages and backgrounds. For many youngsters it will be their first experience of science outside the classroom and for some it will be a pleasurable and formative experience that may encourage them into a science-based education and career, something the government is keen to promote.
By delaying the time at which it becomes dark enough to observe the night sky, the proposals in the Daylight Saving Bill will have a detrimental effect on these outreach activities and reduce their benefit to society.
We encourage those deciding on the proposed Daylight Saving Bill to take this into account.”
Members may wish to write to their MP to make their own representations.
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An utterly ridiculous reason to oppose the Daylight saving Bill in my opinion when compared with all the benefits.
Thanks for your comment, John. The BAA’s statement does not stand in opposition to the proposal, but rather points out that the effects will not be universally positive
Mr John Brogan, What are the benifits of daylight saving then ?
An interesting additional reason to carefully consider when this Bill is being discussed. There seems to be a public misconception that this Bill will add an hour of daylight but of course it doesn’t do anything of the sort. The clock time of daylight hours would change, nothing else. If individuals or companies want to keep Berlin time , by all means do so, but remember your colleagues next door are far more likely to be keeping Seattle time or Beijing time because THAT is where we do business!