The science outreach event largest and most important in Latin America returns to the Zocalo of the city of mexico: the Star night 2022. Here we give you all the details.
When will the Star Night 2022 be?
The fourteenth edition of the Night of the Stars 2022 will be carried out in a way presential the next Saturday, December 3 at the Zócalo plate from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., This was reported by authorities of the CDMX government and the Institute of Astronomy of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) this Wednesday.
Those interested in this astronomical event can stay informed of the latest news, as well as search for their nearest venue, on their website and on social networks: www.nochedelasestrellas.org.mx, Facebook y Twitter.
What activities will there be during the event?
According to the organizers, The Night of the Stars 2022 will have 60 activities to which more than 90 venues will be added throughout the country After two years of virtuality due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As reported, the Zócalo of the capital will be the site of a great observation of the night sky through more than 500 telescopes and a wide range of activities with 60 tents that will bring the public closer to live astronomy through conferences, planetariums, workshops and music.
“There will be the possibility of seeing the crescent Moon, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, but we are also going to see more distant objects such as the so-called globular clusters, which are very concentrated and very old groups of stars both in our galaxy, as well as in the andromeda galaxy and we will also see what we call hazy”, explained Jesús González, Director of the Institute of Astronomy of the UNAM.
González added that this edition is aligned with the celebration of 2022 as International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development, Named after this by the United Nations (UN) in order to raise awareness about the fundamental role played by basic sciences for the development of humanity and the construction of a sustainable future that mitigates the impact on the environment. climate change and global warming, as well as the risks associated with the resulting costs in health, food, availability of water and other resources.
Furthermore, for the 2022 edition of Star Nightthe CDMX Ministry of Culture will participate with the audiovisual The sound of the planetsby Noosphere, as well as an installation of space images and artistic creations curated by Andrés Solís, which will be accompanied by experimental, improvisational and contemporary music, by artists such as David Bowie and The Beatles, among others, who have been inspired by the universe, such as “Space Oddity” y “Across The Universe”.
It was also disclosed that the 2022 edition of Star Night joins various commemorations Like the 200 years of the birth of the chemist Louis Pasteur, the 175th anniversary of the birth of the inventor Thomas Alva Edison, 165 of the birth of the astronomer Williamina Fleming y 155 years after the death of the scientist Marie Curieall of them fundamental for the development of knowledge.
This astronomical evening will also celebrate Galileo Galilei, who passed away 380 years ago and is considered a pioneer of modern astronomy and physics, as well as a William Hershel, who discovered Uranuspassed away 200 years ago, in addition to the 150th anniversary of the death of Charles Darwincreator of the theory of evolution.