Tuesday, 13 July 2021, 1:37 pm
Great South Destination Development Manager Amie Young
was awarded the Dark Sky Project Bright Star Award at the
Royal Astronomical Society of NZ’s annual conference in
Wellington this month.
A ‘bright star’ recognises
contributions to the promotion of astronomy and dark skies
within New Zealand, and the award itself is in the shape of
an astrolabe, which is an ancient instrument used to make
astronomical measurements.
Amie has been working on
dark sky tourism opportunities for Southland since June 2017
through her role at Great South.
NZ Astronomical
Society president and Aoraki McKenzie International Dark Sky
Reserve chairperson Steve Butler said dark skies was much
Press Release – Great South Great South Destination Development Manager Amie Young was awarded the Dark Sky Project Bright Star Award at the Royal Astronomical Society of NZs annual conference in Wellington this month. A bright star recognises contributions to the promotion …
Great South Destination Development Manager Amie Young was awarded the Dark Sky Project Bright Star Award at the Royal Astronomical Society of NZ’s annual conference in Wellington this month.
A ‘bright star’ recognises contributions to the promotion of astronomy and dark skies within New Zealand, and the award itself is in the shape of an astrolabe, which is an ancient instrument used to make astronomical measurements.
Press Release – Great South Great South Destination Development Manager Amie Young was awarded the Dark Sky Project Bright Star Award at the Royal Astronomical Society of NZs annual conference in Wellington this month. A bright star recognises contributions to the promotion …
Great South Destination Development Manager Amie Young was awarded the Dark Sky Project Bright Star Award at the Royal Astronomical Society of NZ’s annual conference in Wellington this month.
A ‘bright star’ recognises contributions to the promotion of astronomy and dark skies within New Zealand, and the award itself is in the shape of an astrolabe, which is an ancient instrument used to make astronomical measurements.