Count stars in the Southern Cross during Dark Sky Week and help measure light pollution around the world
ABCHow many stars in the Southern Cross can you see from your backyard or balcony? The idea is to get as many people around the world to look at the stars on April 23 during International Dark Sky Week, said Marnie Ogg, head of the Australasian Dark Sky Alliance. "And we're hoping to get as many people as we can to do that during International Dark Sky week, particularly during COVID lockdowns because we think there's actually a vast difference at the moment." While people looking at the northern skies this week will be counting stars in the constellation of Leo, we can look to the southern skies to find the Southern Cross. The full image below, taken by Mr Ward, is made up of a series of images stitched together to create a mosaic of the southern night sky from the pointers in Centaurus on the left through the Southern Cross to the Carina Nebula, a shining pink cloud of excited gas on the right.
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