Dark Sky Events

[Howard Lawrence]

If anyone lives in Dorset / Hampshire/ Wiltshire area, there is the inaugural Bob Mizon Memorial Lecture at the Wessex Astronomical Society meeting this evening, 3rd October 2023. Please see https://wessex-astro.org.uk/2023-meeting-programme/ . Barry Fitzgerald will give a talk called “A New Look on an Old Moon – Barry is the current editor of the British Astronomical Association’s Lunar Section Circular, and researches lunar geology using a wide variety of spacecraft data. He is particularly interested in looking at old observations and drawings and comparing these to what can be gleaned from the latest data. In addition, he is keen on re-interpreting ‘old’ ideas concerning the Moon’s surface, as surprisingly few of them have ever been questioned – even by professional astrogeologists.”
Apologies for this late notice. Please respond in this thread if you would like more details.

[Howard Lawrence]

The 16th European Symposium for the protection of the night sky has been announced. See https://www.astro.rug.nl/eurodark/
Eurodark 2024 will be in Holland and the conference has been dedicated to Wim Schmidt and Bob Mizon.

[Howard Lawrence]

If you live in the Hertford area you may be interested in this event, which has been organised by Simon Thorp and the Hertford Astronomy Group. The event next Thursday (22nd Feb) is a sell out but you may notice a reduction in local light pollution near Hertford castle. If successful it may be repeated. Let’s hope for clear skies.

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[Howard Lawrence]

The AGM for DarkSky International is on the 21st March at 19:00; details on their website. The connection between CfDS and DarkSky International (the IDA that was) goes back a long way. Headed paper of the Campaign for Dark Skies from last century has the subheading “A Joint commission of the BAA and the IDA.”

[Howard Lawrence]

International Dark Sky Week is on April 2nd onward – see https://idsw.darksky.org/ If you have any events during this time please do mention the dark sky cause.

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