SPAIN Cuenta Estrellas was promoted throughout Spain, where light pollution is a particular problem. Light from the major cities is visible hundreds of kilometers away1. Hundreds of schools were sent information about the project as well as local and regional astronomical associations. On and around European Researchers’ Night on 27 September 2019, activities were run for families, schools and amateur astronomers in over ten cities in Andalusia, the Canaries, Azores, Madrid and Zaragoza. Over 1,700 participants were engaged and a total of 433 observations were reported in the Star-Spotting Experiment app.
Image 18. Results of observations made in Spain. You can find an interactive map of the international results at forskarfredag.se/star-spotting/map. llustration: Hanna Mellin/VA and GoogleMyMaps
In central Madrid, the organisation FundaciĂłn para el Conocimiento Madri+d worked together with the National Institute of Aerospace Technology. About 70 people participated in the activities and made observations. Image 19. A close-up view of observations made in the Bay of Gibraltar. llustration: Hanna Mellin/VA and GoogleMyMaps
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seatitan.eu/light-pollution-in-spanish-cities (10/04/2019)
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