A hands-on evening walk logging sky brightness readings across the city for the Globe at Night project. Participants learned to read the Bortle scale and submit their own observations.
Armed with phones, a printed Bortle chart and a few Sky Quality Meters, 18 volunteers walked a 4-km route across the university neighbourhood, stopping every 300 metres to record a reading.
| Neighbourhood | Bortle class | Avg. SQM (mag/arcsec²) |
|---|---|---|
| University Quad | 5 | 19.4 |
| Old Market | 7 | 18.1 |
| Riverside | 4 | 20.2 |
| Highway Junction | 8 | 17.6 |
| Residential North | 6 | 19.0 |
A local paper picked up the story the following week, which brought in another wave of volunteers for our next walk.
Our flagship outreach session on light pollution's effects on human health, wildlife and the night sky — with a guided skywatching segment for first-time astronomers.
A deep-dive astrophysics talk for budding astronomers — from stellar nurseries to supernovae and the heavy elements that built us.
An open-to-all stargazing night for ages 5 to 50 — Moon, Jupiter and Saturn through the eyepiece, plus a primer on astrophotography for beginners.
