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We are back at Light Up Lancaster for 2019!

Now in its 7th year, Light Up Lancaster is a magical, after-dark trail with interactive exhibits and activities from many partners around the Lancaster area. This year again, Lancaster University is sponsoring the festival, and fielding a team of committed and enthusiastic staff to present a wide range of exhibits at Lancaster Central Library.

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Lancaster University Family Zone at the Library

Our staff and students will create an interactive family zone, so come and explore the breath-taking Aurora, immerse yourselves in planetary sounds and sights, learn about our atmosphere, discover just how important seabirds are, and get to grips with coral reefs through Minecraft. We can’t wait for you to join us as we go… into the skies!

Join us at Lancaster Central Library on Friday 1st November from 5.30pm to 10pm and Saturday 2nd November from 5.30pm to 7.30pm for exciting interactive workshops:

- The Aurora Room

One of the most well-known space phenomena at Earth is the Aurora. The Space & Planetary Physics team from Lancaster University present an immersive experience showing the sights and sounds of the aurora as if you were in the sky itself.

- Ring Life

What would it be like to live in a planetary ring, like those around Saturn? Put on virtual reality goggles, and experience what it would be like to be an individual ring particle, flying around the ring and interacting with the swarm around you.

- Global Atmospheric Transport of Air Pollution

We hear about poor air quality in urban areas all the time, but air quality isn’t just a local problem in big cities! Discover how air polluants move around the globe through the atmosphere and how they affect the health, ecosystem, and climate of other regions than the one they originate from.

- Remote Sensing Sonification: Jupiter Aurora

Where physics meets art! Thanks to a sonification software, digital images can be converted into sounds. We invite you not only to admire Jupiter’s aurora phenomenon but also to listen to it through a film that is out of this world.

- Coral Reefs and Minecraft

Explore coral reef ecosystems in Minecraft and artistic demonstrations, and learn how seagulls help to keep them healthy. From birds in the sky to rats on islands – learn about the things that threaten the existence of this wonderful ecosystem, and what could help save it. 

- Light up the Earth – Reflecting on our Planet

We all know the Blue Marble, an iconic photograph of the Earth taken by the crew of Apollo 17 in 1972. Take our quiz and learn how fascinating photographs from space such as this one can be useful for the natural sciences to the arts and humanities and social sciences.

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Lancaster Arts "Magic Islands in Space" at the Storey, Auditorium

Lancaster Arts is partnering with More Music to present ‘Magic Islands in Space’ created by musician Ben McCabe, dancer Anni Tracy and digital artist David Boultbee, transforming the Storey Auditorium into a retro sci-fi landscape for very young children and their families.

This amazing musical, sensory, multi-media environment grabs your attention and keeps you exploring, playing, experimenting amongst the Magic Islands in Space. Spot your reflection in sparkly craters, be mesmerised by modules on the rocket, ride the travelator! Singing, music, projections, texture, colour and shadow create a magical experience ideal for very young children and their families. An immersive, interactive and responsive space-show allowing children to set the pace and freely explore.

When: Friday 1 November 5.30pm-10pm & Saturday 2 November 5.30pm – 7.30pm

Where: The Storey, Meeting House Lane, LA1 1TH Lancaster

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We look forward to seeing you at Light Up Lancaster 2019!