What's Up? The Space Place

Hey Space Placers! Want to make a real contribution to science and fight light pollution? From an American Astronomical Society News Release: Join the worldwide GLOBE at Night 2011 campaign: March 22 - April 6 Short overview:What: The GLOBE at Night 2011 Campaign: Less of Our Light for More Star Light When: 8pm to 10pm local time, March 22 - April 4 northern hemisphere; March 24 - April 6 southern hemisphere Where: Everywhere Who: Everyone How: See http://www.globeatnight.org/ GLOBE at Night encourages citizen-scientists worldwide to record the brightness of the night sky. During 2 weeks of moonless evenings, children and adults match the appearance of a constellation (Leo in the northern hemisphere and Crux or Leo in the southern hemisphere) with 7 star charts of progressively fainter stars found at www.globeatnight.org. They then submit their choice of star chart on-line with their date, time and location to help create a light pollution map worldwide. The GL...