<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div>The GLOBE at Night project is happening again in 2013 but this time they are asking if participants can collect data for the 12 months of the year. It only takes a few min per month and you can help add to the data set by involving your science students. It kicks off late January so hit the ground running by downloading the information and registration pack from this website. As a registered GLOBE teacher I will give this activity a big thumbs up for learning. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="http://www.globeatnight.org/" style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2;">http://www.globeatnight.org/</a></div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><span style="color: rgb(94, 40, 1); font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(250, 243, 234);">The GLOBE at Night program is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact</span><span style="color: rgb(94, 40, 1); font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(250, 243, 234);"> of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure their night sky brightness and </span><a href="http://www.globeatnight.org/webapp/" style="text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; color: rgb(229, 101, 21); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(250, 243, 234);">submit their observations</a><span style="color: rgb(94, 40, 1); font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(250, 243, 234);"> from a computer or smart phone. Light pollution threatens not only our “right to starlight”, but can affect energy consumption, wildlife and health. Nearly 100,000 measurements have been contributed from people in 115 countries during the campaigns each winter/spring over the last 8 years, making GLOBE at Night the most successful light pollution awareness campaign to date!</span></blockquote><div apple-content-edited="true"><div style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Regards Roland<br><br><b>Roland GESTHUIZEN</b><br></div><div style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><b><br></b></div><div style="orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><b><br></b></div></div><div><div>On 11 Feb 2012, at 6:22 pm, Roland Gesthuizen <<a href="mailto:rgesthuizen@gmail.com">rgesthuizen@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div class="qOacBd mm2Xdd" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="rXnUBd">Are you a fan of <a class="ot-hashtag" href="https://plus.google.com/s/%23citizenscience" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); text-decoration: none;">#citizenscience</a> ? Would you like to make a difference to the problem of light pollution? Through GLOBE at Night, volunteers can make local <a class="ot-hashtag" href="https://plus.google.com/s/%23astronomy" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); text-decoration: none;">#astronomy</a> observations and contribute to an international data set from which they can explore the nature of light pollution locally and across the globe. <br><br>Interested in rallying a class of students to help? For the past few years as a GLOBE trained science teacher, I have participated in this project with my science students. It is easy to do and a great way to engage families in some extra-curriculum science work at home. Last year we went on to build our own telescope. </div><div class="rXnUBd"><br></div></div><blockquote style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="qOacBd mm2Xdd" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="rXnUBd"><a href="http://www.globeatnight.org/" class="ot-anchor" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); text-decoration: none;">http://www.globeatnight.org</a></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Download activity packets, one-page flyers and promotional material for the campaign, there is even a training webapp to try out. Then join us as we turn our gaze upwards, towards the real stars. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">It starts now :-)</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><div><br></div><div>Regards Roland</div><div><br></div>-- <br>--<br>Roland Gesthuizen - eLearning Coordinator - Keysborough Secondary College<br><br>"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead</blockquote></div></body></html>