The International Year of Light
Official Trailer
embed this video
https://youtu.be/-R8jJ0wPM2Q
To find out more about this
global event visit:
2015 International Year of Light for
events in the UK
http://light2015.org.uk
and an additional website focusing
on events in Scotland is available at
http://www.light2015.scot
So what does it involve?
Just about anything!
Social Media is being used to keep people informed
about latest happenings. The official blog at
http://light2015blog.org
lists events for forthcoming weeks and discusses
the latest on light, from lasers on the red planet
to losing the night sky. There are regular updates
on facebook
https://www.facebook.com/IYLight2015
and twitter
https://twitter.com/iyl2015
Sadly the Instagram site has nothing on it at time
of writing. Maybe if you’re on Instagram and take
part in something you might like to post about it.
https://instagram.com/iyl2015
Photo: NASA
From lectures on photonics and visits to science
laboratories to light art exhibitions and the
Blackpool Illuminations, there are plenty of
ways to get involved in celebrating light this
year. 2015 is the UNESCO International Year of
Light and Light Based Technologies, with events
and activities taking place all over the world.
The Year of Light has a number of aims, including
reducing light pollution and energy waste, and
using light technologies to improve the quality
of life in the developed and developing world.
The year has been timed to coincide with
the anniversaries of a series of milestones in
the history of the science of light. The Open
University has produced a short video to celebrate
these achievements at
https://youtu.be/8U– GEa4bM1M
Spiral Galaxy, Messier 51, the “Whirlpool”,
30 million light years away
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