Astronomy Night

Join Adela Devarajan from the Wellington Astronomical Society and International Dark Sky Association for a look at the importance of preserving the night sky from its continued light pollution, for International Dark Sky Week.

Learn what we can do in our daily lives to reduce the pollution and preserve the night sky for all.

This talk will also introduce the work the International Dark Sky Association (IDA) does in NZ and across the world to protect our night skies, including a brief summary of dark sky places and accreditation process.

If the weather is clear we’ll head outside after the talk and look through telescopes provided by the Wellington Astronomical Society (WAS).

Adela Devarajan Bio:
A futurist with deep passion for the future of work and data-driven decision making; to develop a sustainable community at large.

I am an IDA delegate and a member of WAS. My love for night skies, their heritage, cultural significance across the planet and continued exploration has helped me pursue my passion for dark skies through IDA.

I am an electronics engineer by training and currently work as a Senior Adviser in the strategy team at the Ministry for Primary Industries. I moved to Wellington 2 years ago from San Francisco and prior to that I have lived in Sri Lanka, India and briefly in Australia.

In my spare time, I love watching the night skies, travelling and learning landscape photography.

Photo: AndrewXu www.flickr.com/photos/andrew_xjy/16129455648/