Organized by Marine Parade CC YEC Astronomical Society
Supported by Marine Parade CC YEC
Earth Hour is a global movement that asks households and businesses to turn off their lights and non-essential electrical appliances for one hour from 8-9pm local time on 29th march to promote electricity conservation and thus lower carbon emissions. During this period of time, light pollution is reduced, and the urban population will get a chance to appreciate the night sky’s beauty. In Singapore, there are several events organized to support this movement, and our 60 Earth Hour Star Party is one of them.
Pic below: briefing time!
The event started off with a video on Climate Change at Marine Parade Community Centre, then moving on to a talk about Earth Hour and Energy Conservation, and lastly two documentaries on Stars, and Pulsars and Other Odd Bodies. The activities were not only enjoyable for the public but also immensely educational. Through this, adults, teenagers and even children had an opportunity to open their eyes to the wonders of astronomy, and were prompted to explore more through the observation session later.
Pic below: Setting up phrase...
Pic below: explain to the public (Anne caught in action!)
Pic below: Alot of curious public enquire about the posters... (Vanessa caught in action!)
At around 7pm, our exhibition in East Coast Park area D1 was set up as well. The exhibition consists of 16 posters on various topics, including the different schools’ astronomy clubs, astronomy-related topics, and energy conservation. As the pedestrians walked by, they would get a tour through our whole exhibition, and then catch a glimpse of the stunning celestial sights. As members of Singastro came to support us, the number of telescopes greatly increased, and the public was astounded with the beauty of the ringed planet Saturn, the elusive Orion nebula, or sparkling Beehive cluster. For some, it would be their first time viewing these celestial objects through a telescope, and from there we hope they would continue their newly discovered interest while influencing others as well.
All in all, albeit the uncooperative weather towards the end of the star party, the event was a success, and each and everyone of us that participated in the event, either as helper or audience, managed to have a great time! As we embark on our future events, we hope that the public have brought home some valuable experience, and continue to give us their support in the future.
Pic Below: The 1/2 family photo, some not in here are vanessa, hannah, kafoo and jink.
Stay tuned for Earth Hour Star Party 2009!
