The stars have inspired many artists and poets. Since last year a new monument at Stoney Wood, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, has been built that is going to inspire, entertain, and educate the general public.

The driving artist behind this innovative project Aidan Shingler talks about the inspiration behind the creation of this 21st century stone circle and celestial amphitheatre called the StarDisc. He will also describe his personal vision of its potential to enable ex-terrestrial contact that will surely trigger a lively discussion.

Afterwards, visitors will get a tour of the NTU observatory and the chance to see interesting objects in the winter sky with the observatory’s telescopes, small telescopes, and binoculars if the weather allows it.

If the weather is not good, a small planetarium session will be offered in the observatory pointing out objects of interest.

Booking is required for this event. Please contact Daniel Brown to register.

For further information about the optical observatory, please visit the observatory website.