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Globe at Night August Observing Campaign

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Public

Type: Visual Observing

Held on: Aug 10, 2020 (Mon) at 06:00 PM to Aug 19, 2020 (Wed) at 06:00 AM

Speaker: You get to observe!

Location:

Event Coordinator: John McLaren

Overview

Globe at Night is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure & submit their night sky brightness observations. It's easy to get involved - all you need is computer or smart phone & follow these 6 Simple Steps!

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Announcements

over 4 years ago

Reminder —

Calling all SAS members. Can you help make an astronomical observation from home or your favorite observing site by August 19th?

The Globe at Night program is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure their night sky brightness and submit their observations from a computer or smart phone.

This month’s targets are the constellations Cygnus and Hercules. You can find details here: https://www.globeatnight.org/5-steps.php

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