Public roadshows to promote light pollution education in the community (2016-17)

Public Interaction at D-Park "我愛黑夜 - 星空尋趣 I Love the Night Sky - Star gazing is Fun" event

Public Interaction at D-Park event

A multimedia exhibition on light pollution

Group Photo of D-Park event

Layout of D-Park venue for the event

Lighting demonstration and interactive games on the impact of light pollution

Light Pollution Research Team introduction to public

Engaging the public with fun astronomy knowledge

Stargazing using telescopes

Free astronomy gift distributed by Hong Kong Space Museum

Booth at the Fun Science Carnival

Public interactions at the Fun Science Carnival

Presenting to the officiating guests

Public interactions at the Fun Science Carnival

Panel exhibition on the HKU-led research on light pollution in Hong Kong

Group photo of the “Dark Sky Conservation” booth owner at the Fun Science Carnival

Funding year	2016-17
Proposal/Project No.	KP-IP-2016/17-44
Project title	Public roadshows to promote light pollution education in the community
Approved budget (HKD)	100,000

Summary

This project aims to (1) educate the public about the impacts of light pollution to the environment, through the organization of roadshows in public venues including shopping malls and public spaces, including participation in the annual HK SciFest organized by the Hong Kong Science Museum; (2) promote good lighting practice by piloting an online public directory of good and poor lighting installment in the communities; (3) expand our international knowledge exchange effort through the Globe at Night – Sky Brightness Monitoring Network project which adopt the HKU-developed standardized method of quantifying the extent of light pollution.

Project Objectives

To engage the public on the adverse environmental impacts of light pollution
To promote good practice of lighting in Hong Kong in the community
To promote the light pollution measurement technique developed by HKU and the results from the ongoing HKU’s international light pollution study to the public.

External Partner Organization

Hong Kong Space Museum

Ho Koon Nature Education Cum Astronomical Centre (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen)

Non-academic Sector(s) benefitted

Hong Kong general public especially family groups, international light pollution research community

Deliverables

Organized “Dark Sky Conservation” booth during the Fun Science Carnival of the HK SciFest 2017 on 18 ̶ 19 February 2017 at Lower Piazza, Hong Kong Science Museum with approximately 10,000 attendees.
Organized "I Love the Night Sky - Star gazing is Fun"on 3 ̶ 4 June 2017 at L1 Atrium, D‧PARK, Tsuen Wan with approximately 2,100 attendees.
Organized "I Love the Night Sky - Star gazing is Fun” in the evening of 24 June 2017 at the Piazza, Kowloon Park with approximately 500 attendees.
Featured in Educational Television, EDB program titled “晚上的太陽(光污染)” for General Studies and Science Education produced by the Education Bureau.
Contributed talk at the “Light Pollution: Theory, Modelling and Measurements Conference” on 27-30 June 2017 at Hotel Terradets, Spain.
Increased the number of monitoring stations and countries/regions that participated in the Globe at Night - Sky Brightness Monitoring Network by 50% (24 stations in 12 countries/regions).

Impacts

Enhanced public awareness of light pollution; Disperse of good public practice of lighting to reduce light pollution

Disperse the HKU-developed standardized scientific method of measuring light pollution overseas

Educating and publicizing light pollution among the general public