Our dark nights are becoming an endangered species. More and more lights create a glowing haze in the sky that stop us experiencing the wonders of the night sky. But how can we see how much our lighting affects light pollution? Should we all switch off every light?

The event will start at 8 pm with a presentation by pupils from The Long Eaton School and Miss H. Flood. They will present their project to monitor light pollution on their school grounds and present their first results. This talk will be followed by a brief introduction on what is visible in this month's sky.

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.