Astronomia & WWT Arundel announce astronomy evenings in 2013
On January 31st WWT Arundel Wetland Centre and Astronomia will host a stargazing evening in conjunction with the BBC2 Stargazing LIVE TV series. A second astronomy night will be held on Thursday 14 Feb, on Valentines Day.
On both evenings Neil Phillips of Astronomia will lead an indoor star session in the Sand Piper Theatre using Stellarium software, to display the winter sky on the large movie screen. The session will move outdoors where Neil and the crew from Astronomia assist visitors with telescopes to see the night sky. Astronomia has the largest range of telescopes and binoculars on display in the south of England in their store in Dorking, Surrey. They also host an extensive website shop online.This January event is part of a series of astronomy activities across the UK in January, encouraged by the BBC Stargazing LIVE program. “At Arundel Wetland Centre the sky over the South Downs has very little light pollution which will make for good viewing through the telescopes,” said Olivia Iles, centre manager, “We are excited to be hosting these astronomy nights again with Astronomia. They were very popular with our visitors last winter.”
In 2010 over 40,000 people took part in Stargazing LIVE astronomy activities in the UK. This year, BBC Learning and the Stargazing LIVE team are hoping even more people get involved, attending events being organised with the help of partners, like the WWT and Astronomia, all around the country.
To book the Thurs 31 Jan Astronomy Evening call 01903 881530. Cost is £3 per person.
