Dark Sky Wales enjoyed a successful week working with the BBC on several themed evenings. The team attended Deri Village just outside Bargoed on Monday 16th Jan where some 800 people visited our activities. A fantastic response from a small community! On Tuesday we visited the West of Wales. Kindly hosted by Pembrokeshire College and [...]
Congratulations to the guys at the Faulkes Telescope Project and Nick Howes on devising such an interesting project for schools! Well done guys.
Well done Exmoor on becoming a dark sky reserve. Hopefully the Brecon Beacons NAtional Park will not be far behind you.
Dark Sky Wales is now back in the swing with the new academic year. The planetarium has already been to 4 schools this week with teachers and students really enjoying the experience. Also our staff have begun delivering after school activities in RCT as part of the E3+ activities. Check back later in the week [...]
It’s great to see our sponsors at Faulkes Telescope getting some well deserved coverage in the media for their fantastic work with students! Hannah Blyth was on work experience with the team when she discovered more than she’d bargained for! Well done guys and well done Hannah. http://www.faulkes-telescope.com/news/2406
Dark Sky Wales is looking for communities interested in preserving the night sky. Currently we are searching out locations that could achieve the status of Dark Sky Discovery Site (DSDS) in order to promote dark sky awareness. If you think that a park, local field or even a country park near you is suitable then [...]
Interesting story on the BBC website today. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-14675427
Well done to all those students who studied GCSE Astronomy with Dark Sky Wales. It was amazing to see today’s results. A big thank you must go to Dr. Sarah Roberts who played a massive role in getting the students through the course. Once again well done everyone.
