Exploring the legacy of big stargazing events
Karen L. Masters (Haverford, Portsmouth), Jennifer A. Gupta, (Portsmouth), Wiktoria Kedziora (Portsmouth)
TL;DR
This paper evaluates the influence of large-scale annual stargazing events, analyzing their success and impact based on experiences from Portsmouth, UK, to understand their role in public engagement with astronomy.
Contribution
It provides an assessment of the effectiveness and impact of large-scale stargazing events, offering insights into best practices and public engagement strategies.
Findings
Events increase public interest in astronomy.
Successful events foster community engagement.
Insights into effective event organization.
Abstract
We assess the impact of annual large-scale stargazing events, following the success of Stargazing Live and based on our experiences running events in Portsmouth, UK
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