Hebridean Dark Skies Festival

Fèis Speuran Dorch INNSE GALL

8-21 February 2019 8-21 Gearran 2019

Cover image by Casey McIntyre, winner of our photography competition. The ten best entries will be exhibited at An Lanntair throughout the festival. Congratulations to everyone chosen

The Hebridean Dark Skies Festival is led by An Lanntair in partnership with Calanais Visitor Centre, Stornoway Astronomical Society, Gallan Head Community Trust, and Lews Castle College UHI, with additional support from Outer Hebrides Tourism and Natural Retreats.

Keep an eye on our events diary at www.lanntair.com/darkskies for programme updates in the run up to

Is ann an Eilean Leòdhais tha cuid de na speuran as duirche a chithear san RA. Chithear mòran sheallaidhean reul-eòlach leis an t-sùil, nam measg An Orion Nebula, Geal-Shruth nan Speur agus reul-chrios Andromeda Mhòr. Is e Leòdhas aon de na h-àitean as fheàrr san RA airson Nam Fir Chlis (Aurora Borealis) fhaicinn.

Tha Fèis Speuran Dorch Innse Gall air a stiùireadh leis An Lanntair ann an com-pàirteachas le Aonad Luchdtadhail Chalanais, Comann Reul-eòlais Steòrnabhaigh, Urras Coimhearsnachd Cheann a’ Ghallain agus Colaisde a’ Chaisteil, taic a bharrachd bho Thurasachd Innse Gall agus Natural Retreats.

Cùm sùil air an leabhar-là againn mu thachartasan aig www.lanntair.com/ darkskies airson fios mu phrògraman suas gu àm na fèise.

fri 8 FEB

Hebridean Dark Skies Fèis Speuran Festival: opening Dorch Innse 6.30pm FREE reception Gall: fàilteachas fosglaidh 6.30f An-asgaidh Join us to celebrate the opening of the festival and an exhibition of the shortlisted entries in our photography competition.

Wunder der Schöpfung 8pm

Thig còmhla rinn gus fosgladh na fèise a chomharrachadh agus airson faicinn an taisbeanadh de dhealbhan a tha air a’ gheàrrliosta sa cho-fharpais dhealbhan againn.

£12 (£10)

Featuring live score by Herschel 36 Introduced by John Brown, Astronomer Royal for Scotland “Thrilling… a bold but beautifully judged reappraisal of a ground-breaking movie.”

Wunder der Schöpfung 8f

£12 (£10)

Sgòr beò le Herschel 36

- The Scotsman

Air fhosgladh le John Brown, Reuladair Rìoghail na h-Alba

The extraordinary silent film, Wunder der Schöpfung (‘Wonder of Creation’), is a unique, groundbreaking document of human knowledge about the universe in the 1920s. Fifteen special effects experts and nine cameramen were involved in its production.

Am film sàmhach iongantach, Wunder der Schöpfung (‘Iongantas a’ Chruthachaidh’), a tha mar sgrìobhainn air leth mu eòlas mhic an duine air an domhan sna 1920an – bha 15 eòlaichean bhuaidhean shònraichte agus naoinear neachcamara an sàs ann a bhith ga riochdachadh.

For our opening gala, Herschel 36 will revisit their acclaimed live score for the film, commissioned by the Hippodrome Silent Film Festival in 2016.

Airson ar gàla fosglaidh, bidh Herschel 36 a’ cleachdadh an sgòr beò a chleachd iad san fhilm, a chaidh a choimiseanadh leis an Hippodrome Silent Film Festival ann an 2016. @AnLanntair

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The Isle of Lewis has some of the darkest skies in the UK. Many astronomical sights can be seen through the naked eye including the Orion Nebula, the Milky Way and the Great Andromeda galaxy. Lewis is also one of the best places in the UK to see the Northern Lights, Aurora Borealis.

Is e prògram de thachartasan inntinneach is àrd-amasach a tha ann am Fèis Speuran Dorch Innse Gall a bhios a’ tachairt anns An Lanntair agus air feadh Eilean Leòdhais bho 8-21 Gearran 2019. Bidh tachartasan againn leithid a bhith a’ coimhead ris na speuran, òraidean, bùithtean obrach le luchd-saidheans ainmeil, seallaidhean de filmichean, ceòl beò, theàtar, tachartasan teaghlaich, agus tòrr mòr eile.

DIH 8 gear

The Hebridean Dark Skies Festival is an exciting and ambitious new programme of events at An Lanntair and across Lewis from 8-21 February 2019. We’ve got stargazing events, talks and workshops by leading scientists, film screenings, live music, theatre, family events, and much more.

sat 9 FEB

6pm

Dark Skies Exploration Day 1 11am - 5pm

FREE

Want to learn about telescopes?

Want to see what the sun looks like close up?

For the opening Saturday of the Hebridean Dark Skies Festival, An Lanntair will become a cosmic laboratory for all ages, with free activities and talks led by Stornoway Astronomical Society, An Lanntair’s education team, Lews Castle College UHI, and more.

6f £6 (£5)

Best known as presenter of BBC astronomy programme The Sky At Night, Chris Lintott is Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford and co-founder of Galaxy Zoo, an online crowd-sourcing project where members of the public assist in classifying over a million galaxies.

Tha daoine eòlach air mar am preasantair air prògram reul-eòlais a’ BhBC The Sky At Night, agus tha Chris Lintott na Àrd-ollaimh Astro-fiosaigs aig Oilthigh Oxford agus mar cho-stèidhiche air Galaxy Zoo, pròiseact maoineachaidh sluaigh air-loidhne far am bi buill den phoball a’ toirt taic ann a bhith a’ seòrsachadh còrr air millean reul-chrios.

The Hebridean Dark Skies Festival is delighted to have Chris as special guest speaker on its opening weekend. As well as talking about his work bringing astronomy to a wider audience, he will offer a fascinating insight into what is happening in the night sky right now.

Tha Fèis Speuran Dorch Innse Gall air leth toilichte gu bheil Chris na òraidiche speisealta air an deireadh sheachdain fosglaidh aca. Cho math ri bhith a’ bruidhinn mun obair aige ann a bhith a’ toirt fios mu reul-eòlas gu barrachd dhaoine, bidh e a’ toirt seachad lèirsinn inntinneach air na nithean a tha a’ tachairt san adhar air an oidhche an-dràsta fhèin.

See www.lanntair.com/darkskies for a full programme of events. * Actual space travel not guaranteed.

Fèis Speuran Dorch Sgrùdadh Là a h-Aon 11m - 5f

An-asgaidh

Ag iarraidh ionnsachadh mu phrosbaigean?

Ag iarraidh faicinn cò ris a’ tha a’ ghrian coltach faisg oirre?

Ag iarraidh a dhol dhan iarmailt? * Air a’ chiad Disathairne de Fhèis Speuran Dorch Innse Gall, bidh An Lanntair na obairlann mhòr dha gach aois, le tachartasan anasgaidh agus òraidean le Comann Reul-eòlais Steòrnabhaigh, sgioba foghlaim An Lanntair, Colaisde a’ Chaisteil, agus feadhainn eile.

Faic www.lanntair.com/darkskies airson làn phrògram de thachartasan. * Chan eilear a’ gealltainn gun tachair seo ann an da-rìribh. @AnLanntair

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H E B R I D E A N D A R K S K I E S F E S T I VA L

Want to blast off into space? *

£6 (£5)

Chris Lintott

DIS 9 GEAR

Chris Lintott

Mon 11 & Tues 12 Feb H E B R I D E A N D A R K S K I E S F E S T I VA L

sat 9 FEB £6 (£5)

There are lots of fascinating Hebridean connections to the development of rocket technology. This 2004 film is an affectionate portrayal of one of them – Gerhard Zucker’s 1934 attempt to launch a rocket-powered airmail service from Scarp to Harris.

This special festival screening will be introduced by its BAFTA winning star Shauna Macdonald – recently seen blasting off into space in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Earlier on Saturday, Dr Christopher Macleod will deliver a talk on the Hebrides’ role in the space race, including the true story of the Rocket Post.

Tha tòrr cheanglaichean iongantach ann an Innse Gall co-cheangailte ri teicneòlas rocaid.

Tha am film seo bho 2004 na shealladh bàidheil air fear dhiubh sin – an oidhirp a rinn Gerhard Zucker ann an 1934 am post a chur air rocaid le cumhachd bhon Scarp chun Na Hearadh.

Bidh an sgrionadh sònraichte seo aig an fhèis air a thòiseachadh leis an rionnag a bhuannaich duais BAFTA Shauna Macdonald – a chaidh a faicinn o chionn ghoirid air a slighe dha na speuran ann an Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Nas tràithe air Disathairne, bheir An t-Oll Christopher Macleod seachad òraid mun àite a tha aig Innse Gall ann an rèis nan reultan, nam measg sgeula fhìor Rocaid a’ Phuist.

A cosmic adventure for all the family, whatever the weather!

Cosmos Planetarium is a state-of-the-art, fully digital, 360° immersive multi-media theatre experience, with a six metre mobile planetarium that can accommodate up to 40 children or 25 adults.

For two days during the Hebridean Dark Skies Festival, the planetarium will be in residence in the An Lanntair auditorium, offering virtual tours of the night sky, adventures in space travel, workshops and more.

For more information, visit the festival website at www.lanntair.com/darkskies

Fad an là Cuairt-dàna tro na speuran airson an teaghlach air fad, ge-bith cò ris a bhios an aimsir coltach!

Tha an Cosmos Planetarium mar chothrom air theàtar ùr-nòs, didseatach, 360° ioma-mheadhan làn-bhogadh, le amharc-lann phlanaidean ghluasadach sia meatair a ghabhas suas gu 40 duine òg no 25 inbheach.

Fad dà là aig an fhèis, bidh an amharclann san talla mhòr anns An Lanntair, agus gheibh daoine cothrom air cuairtean tro na speuran air an oidhche, cuairtean-dàna tro fhànas, agus tòrr a bharrachd.

Airson làn fhiosrachadh mun phrògram thèid gu www.lanntair.com/darkskies

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8pm

8f £6 (£5)

All day

Cosmos Planetarium

DIL 11 & DIM 12 Gear

DIS 9 gear

The Rocket Post with Shauna Macdonald

The Rocket Post le Shauna Macdonald

Cosmos Planetarium

Fri 15 FEB

thur 14 FEB

dIH 15 gear

diar 14 gear

H E B R I D E A N D A R K S K I E S F E S T I VA L

8pm

£12 (£10)

‘Unique and emotionally resonant.’

- The Independent An evening of songs and stories to get you through the darkest hours, with Emma Pollock, Rachel Sermanni, the Sea Atlas, and Ceitlin L R Smith.

Starman Starman

9f £6 (£5) (Sgrionadh Bhaileintin)

A rare chance to see this romantic sci-fi movie on the big screen. Jeff Bridges was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his touching performance as an alien who needs help from Jenny, a recently widowed Wisconsin woman (winningly portrayed by Raiders of the Lost Ark star Karen Allen) after his spaceship crashes. As the pair go on the run from the authorities, an unlikely and magical romance blossoms….

Cothrom air leth an dealbh sci-fi romansach seo fhaicinn air an sgrion mhòr. Chaidh Jeff Bridges ainmeachadh airson Oscar agus Glob Òr airson an dòigh san do ghiùlain e e fhèin mar dheòraidh a tha a’ cur feum air taic bho Jenny à Wisconsin, a chaill an duine aice goirid ron seo (is i Karen Allen an rionnag bho Raiders of the Lost Ark a chluich am pàirt seo ann an dòigh shoirbheachail) an dèidh do thubaist a bhith aig an t-soitheach fànais aige. An dèidh dhan dithis dèanamh às bho na h-ùghdarrasan, tha romans iongantach agus annasach a’ tòiseachadh….

Before the film there will be a Valentine’s Day menu at the An Lanntair cafe bar.

Ron fhilm bidh clàr Là Naomh Bhaileintin ann an café bàr An Lanntair.

9pm

£6 (£5) (Valentine screening)

Whatever Gets You Through The Night, created by theatre director Cora Bissett with the band Swimmer One and playwright David Greig, assembled two dozen leading Scottish musicians and writers to tell stories set between midnight and 4.00am.

Curated by members of the original creative team, this show will add a Hebridean twist to an acclaimed, award-winning multi-media project.

Whatever Gets You Through The Night 8f

£12 (£10)

Feasgar de dh’òrain is sgeulachdan gus d’ fhaighinn tro na h-uairean as duirche, le Emma Pollock, Rachel Sermanni, the Sea Atlas, agus Ceitlin L R Smith.

Whatever Gets You Through The Night, a chaidh a chruthachadh leis an stiùiriche theàtar Cora Bissett agus an còmhlan Swimmer One agus an sgrìobhadair dealbh-chluich David Greig, le dà dhusan luchd-ciùil agus sgrìobhadairean Albannach gus sgeulachdan innse eadar meadhan-oidhche agus 4m.

Air ullachadh le buill bhon sgioba chruthachail a bha ann o thùs, cuiridh an taisbeanadh seo cruth Innse Gall air pròiseact ioma-mheadhan ainmeil agus a bhuannaich duais.

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Whatever Gets You Through The Night

Sat 16 FEB 12pm to 10pm

Is e taisbeanadh ùr ann a bhith ag innse sgeulachd ficsean saidheansail a tha ann an Space Ape, air a lìbhrigeadh le Red Bridge Arts, airson clann aois 7+ (agus airson nan inbheach a tha càirdeach dhaibh) a bheir sibh air slighe tro ealain, saidheans, agus feallsanachd, an cois Apa air leth sònraichte. Bidh Andy Cannon, an sgeulaiche as ainmeil ann an Alba airson luchd-èisteachd òg, ag aithris, agus a’ co-roinn an ùidh a tha aige ann an siubhal fànais.

£25 (£20) *

For the Hebridean Dark Skies Festival‘s second weekend, An Lanntair is hosting a whole day of science and dark skies related events, with talks, an award-winning children’s show, and a film screening.

Tickets for events on Saturday 16 February can all be bought individually. You can also buy a day ticket for £25 (£20 concs), which will grant you access to all events on this day at a reduced price.

Fèis Speuran Dorch Sgrùdadh Là a Dhà £25 (£20) *

*Ticeadan airson tachartasan fa leth cuideachd Air an dàrna deireadh sheachdain de Fèis Speuran Dorch Innse Gall, tha An Lanntair a’ cumail là slàn de thachartasan co-cheangailte ri saidheans agus speuran dorcha, le òraidean, taisbeanadh chloinne a tha air duais a chosnadh, agus a’ sealltainn film.

Faodar na ticeadan airson nan tachartasan air Disathairne 16 Gearran an ceannach fa leth.

Faodar cuideachd ticead airson an là air fad fhaighinn airson £25 (£20 lùghdachadh) agus bheir seo dhut cothrom a dhol gu gach tachartas air an là seo aig prìs nas saoire.

Space Ape

12noon £6 (£4)

Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children) £15 Space Ape, presented by Red Bridge Arts, is a new science fiction storytelling performance for children aged 7+ (and their grown ups) that will take you on a journey through art, science, and philosophy, with a very special Ape. Andy Cannon, Scotland’s leading storyteller for young audiences, tells the tale, sharing his passion for space travel.

Space Ape won the 2018 CATS Award for Best Production for Children and Young People.

Nigel Henbest: Virgin Spaceman 2pm £6 (£5)

As Future Astronaut No. 245 with Virgin Galactic, Nigel Henbest has been closely involved with Richard Branson’s plans for commercial flights into space. Here, Nigel tells the story of his journey from astronomer to science communicator to astronaut-in-waiting, and contrasts this with the – surprisingly different – backgrounds and motives of his fellow passengers.

Bhuannaich Space Ape Duais 2018 CATS airson an Riochdachadh as Fheàrr airson Clann agus Daoine Òga.

Nigel Henbest: Virgin Spaceman 2f £6 (£5)

Mar Future Astronaut No. 245 le Virgin Galactic, tha Nigel Henbest air a bhith an sàs gu dlùth leis na planaichean aig Richard Branson airson siubhal coimeirsealta gu fànas. An seo, tha Nigel ag innse mun t-slighe a ghabh e bho bhith na reul-eòlaiche gu bhith na neach-conaltraidh saidheans gu bhith na speuradair a’ feitheamh, agus a’ dèanamh coimeas eadar seo agus – rud a bha gu h-annasach cho-eadar-dhealaichte – eachdraidh agus ùidh a cho-luchd-siubhail. Is e Is e an t-Oll Nigel Henbest aon de na speuradairean as ainmeil a tha san RA agus fear a tha a’ toirt seachad mòran eòlais mu na speuran.

Tha na 38 leabhraichean a sgrìobh e agus còrr air 1000 artaigeal air a bhith air an eadartheangachadh gu 27 cànan eadar-dhealaichte; agus tha na 60+ prògraman telebhisean aige air a bhith air an sealltainn air feadh an t-saoghail.

Dr Nigel Henbest is one of the UK’s leading astronomy and space popularisers. His 38 books and over 1000 articles have been translated into 27 languages; while his 60+ television programmes have been screened worldwide. @AnLanntair

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*Individual event tickets also available Hebridean Dark Skies Festival

£6 (£4)

Ticead teaghlaich (dithis inbheach, dithis chloinne): £15

Dark Skies Exploration Day 2

12f - 10f

12f

DIS 16 gear

space ape

Sat 16 FEB H E B R I D E A N D A R K S K I E S F E S T I VA L

Between 1968 and 1972, nine American spacecraft voyaged to the Moon, and 12 men walked on its surface – the only human beings ever to have stood on another world. This acclaimed 2007 documentary – screening to mark the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing – brings together surviving crew members from every single Apollo mission that flew to the Moon, and allows them to tell their story in their own words. Their first-hand testimony is interwoven with visually stunning archival material.

£6 (£5)

Why are dark skies important to human health, happiness and creativity?

Natalie Marr is an artist and PHD researcher exploring Dark Sky spaces, designated areas in which light pollution is reduced for the protection and preservation of the night sky. Emma Pollock is one of Scotland’s most acclaimed singer-songwriters; she grew up near Castle Douglas, frequently gazing up at the dark skies above Galloway Forest Park. This event will combine conversation, music, film, and sensory cues, as Natalie and Emma (and the audience) share their dark sky experiences.

Emma Pollock & Natalie Marr 6f £6 (£5) Carson a tha speuran dorcha cudromach airson slàinte, sonas agus cruthachalachd dhaoine?

Is e neach ealain a tha ann an Natalie Marr agus neach-rannsachaidh PHD a tha a’ sgrùdadh Speuran Dorch, àiteachan a tha air an comharrachadh leis gu bheil lùghdachadh air truailleadh solais airson dìon is gleidheadh an adhair air an oidhche. Is e Emma Pollock aon de na seinneadairean-sgrìobhadairean òrain as ainmeil a tha ann an Alba; chaidh a h-àrach faisg air Caisteal Dùbhghlas, far am biodh i tric a’ coimhead suas ri na speuran dorcha os cionn Pàirc Dlùth-choille Ghall-Ghàidhealaibh.

Bidh còmhradh, ceòl, film agus cothroman mothachaidh san tachartas seo agus Natalie agus Emma (agus an luchd-èisteachd) a’ co-roinn nam fiosrachaidhean aca de na speuran dorcha.

Cosmic Quest with Heather Couper & Nigel Henbest 8pm

£6 (£5)

Two international science presenters lead you on a fascinating journey through the history of astronomy – and the stories of some of the mavericks who have driven it.

Dr Heather Couper, CBE, is an international broadcaster and writer on astronomy, space and science.

She has hosted two Channel 4 series on British television, several TV programmes, and many radio shows – including the long-running Seeing Stars on BBC World Service.

Nigel Henbest is an internationally acclaimed science populariser, specialising in astronomy and space.

Cosmic quest le Heather Couper & Nigel Henbest 8pm

£6 (£5)

Bidh dithis phreasantairean eadar-nàiseanta saidheans gar toirt air turas inntinneach tro eachdraidh speuradaireachd – agus cluinnidh sibh sgeulachdan mu chuid de na daoine annasach a tha air a bhith an sàs ann.

Is e craoladair eadar-nàiseanta agus sgrìobhaiche mu reul-eòlas, fànas agus saidheans a tha anns An t-Oll Heather Couper, CBE. Tha i air a bhith mar aoigh air dà shreath air Seanail 4 telebhisean Bhreatainn, grunnan phrògram tbh, agus air mòran phrògram rèidio – a’ gabhail a-steach an t-sreath a ruith airson ùine mhòir Seeing Stars air Seirbheis an t-Saoghail a’ BhBC. Is e neach a tha air ainm fhaighinn gu h-eadar-nàiseanta airson saidheans a dhèanamh comharraichte a tha ann an Nigel Henbest, gu sònraichte a thaobh reuleòlas agus fànas. @AnLanntair

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Eadar 1968 agus 1972, chaidh naoi carbadanfànais chun na Gealaich, agus choisich 12 neach air uachdar na gealaich – agus b’ iad na h-aon daoine a sheas a-riamh air saoghal eile. Tha am prògram aithriseach ainmeil seo bho 2007 – air a shealltainn gus an 50mh bliadhna on chaidhear chun na Gealaich an toiseach a chomharrachadh – a’ toirt ri chèile na tha beò de chriubha gach misean Apollo a chaidh chun na Gealaich, agus a’ toirt cothrom dhaibh an sgeula innse nam briathran fhèin. Tha na fèin-fhiosrachaidhean aca air am fighe a-steach ris na filmean air leth sònraichte a tha san tasglann.

In the Shadow of the Moon 4pm £5 (£4)

Emma Pollock & Natalie Marr 6pm

DIS 16 gear

In the Shadow of the Moon 4f £5 (£4)

Events outside An Lanntair

Tachartasan taobh a-muigh An Lanntair Speuran Dorch aig Ceann a’ Ghallain

Tues 19 Thurs 21 Feb

For three days during the Hebridean Dark Skies Festival, An Lanntair auditorium will be transformed into a galactic playground for 3-5 year-olds, with events led by experienced artist educators, featuring movement, music, storytelling and making sessions.

Sessions for Sgoil Araich and Nurseries will be available. Call our education team on 01851 708493 to make a booking.

First Man Closing Film Thurs 21 Feb, 8pm £6 (£5) “A giant leap.” - Empire The Hebridean Dark Skies Festival closes with the first Lewis screening of this acclaimed new drama telling the story of how Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) rose through the ranks of NASA’s 1960s space programme to become the first man on the Moon.

First Man Am Film mu dheireadh Diar 21 Gear, 8f £6 (£5) Tha Fèis Speuran Dorch Innse Gall a’ tighinn gu ceann leis a’ chiad sgrionadh ann an Leòdhas den dràma ùr seo a tha air mòr mholadh fhaighinn is e ag innse mar a chaidh Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) suas tro na ceumannan ann am prògram fànais NASA sna 1960an gu bhith mar a’ chiad duine a bha a-riamh air a’ ghealaich.

Prògram ro-sgoil

THE EDGE CAFÉ Dim 19 - Diar 21 Gear

Airson trì làithean tro Fèis Speuran Dorch Innse Gall bidh talla An Lanntair air a h-atharrachadh gu bhith na raon-cluiche mhòr do phàistean aois 3-5, luma-làn thachartasan air an ruith le luchd-ealain eòlach air oideachadh, an sàs ann an gluasad, ceòl, ag innse sgeulachdan agus a’ dèanamh nithean.

Bidh seiseanan ann airson Sgoiltean Àraich agus Nursaraidhean. Cuir fios chun sgioba foghlaim againn air 01851 708493 gus àite a ghleidheadh.

Dark Skies at Gallan Head

Dil 11 agus Dil 18 Gear, 8f £6 (£5)

THE EDGE CAFÉ Mon 11 and Mon 18 Feb 8pm

£6 (£5)

Gallan Head, the most north-westerly point in Britain, will host two festival events. On 11 February, there’s a fascinating insight into the night skies with John Brown, Astronomer Royal for Scotland. And on 18 February there is an evening with Glasgow artist Natalie Marr, exploring the importance of sensory experiences of darkness.

Meet at the Edge Café, Gallan Head for – weather permitting – an outdoor event. Bring warm, weather-proof clothes and sensible shoes!

Stars Over the Stones

Bidh dà thachartas co-cheangailte ris an fhèis aig Ceann a’ Ghallain, aig fìor cheann iar-thuath Bhreatainn. Air 11 Gearran, gheibhear sealladh iongantach air an adhar tron oidhche le John Brown, Reul-eòlaiche Rìoghail na h-Alba. Agus air 18 Gearran bithear a’ cumail feasgar leis an neach-ealain à Glaschu Natalie Marr, a’ sgrùdadh cudromas fèin-fhiosrachaidhean mothachaidh de dhorchadas.

Coinnichibh aig an Edge Café, aig Ceann a’ Ghallain– ma bhios an aimsir freagarrach.

Thoiribh leibh aodach blàth, dìonach agus brògan math làidir!

Speuran os cionn nan Tursachan IONA D NA N T U R S AC HA N Dih15 Gear 6f

£6 (£5)

C A L A NA I S V I SI TOR C E N T R E

Tha Comann Reul-eòlais Steòrnabhaigh a’ cumail feasgar reul-eòlais ann an com-pàirteachas le Fri 15 Feb 6pm £6 (£5) Urras nan Tursachan agus An Lanntair. Bidh seo a’ gabhail a-steach òraidean le Aonghas Stornoway Astronomical Society hosts an Moireasdan aig SAS agus na h-aoighean evening of astronomy in partnership with Urras speisealta Heather Couper agus Nigel Henbest nan Tursachan and An Lanntair. The evening (ùghdaran an leabhair The Universe Explained: includes talks by Angus Morrison of SAS and special guests Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest A Cosmic Q&A, agus mòran leabhraichean eile) agus – ma bhios an aimsir freagarrach – (authors of The Universe Explained: A Cosmic an cothrom a bhith a’ coimhead air an adhar Q&A, among many other books) plus - weather permitting - an opportunity to view the night sky air an oidhche le prosbaig anabarrach mòr aig with a telescope and giant binoculars at the world Tursachan Chalanais a tha ainmeil air feadh an t-saoghail famous Calanais Stones. @AnLanntair

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H E B R I D E A N D A R K S K I E S F E S T I VA L

Pre-school programme

Festival Diary The Hebridean Dark Skies Festival is part-financed by the Scottish Government and the European Community Outer Hebrides LEADER 2014-2020 programme

Fri 8 Feb

Opening reception

Fri 8 Feb

Wunder der SchĂ–pfung 8pm

Sat 9 Feb

Dark Skies Exploration 11am Day 1 5pm

Sat 9 Feb

Chris Lintott

6pm

Sat 9 Feb

The Rocket Post with Shauna Macdonald

8pm

Mon 11 Feb

Dark Skies at Gallan Head with John Brown

8pm

Mon 11 & Tue 12 Feb

Cosmos Planetarium

All day

Thurs 14 Feb

Starman Valentine screening

9pm

Fri 15 Feb

Stars over the Stones (Calanais Visitor Centre)

6pm

Fri 15 Feb

Whatever Gets You Through The Night

8pm

Sat 16 Feb

Space Ape

12pm

Sat 16 Feb

Virgin Spaceman with Nigel Henbest

2pm

Sat 16 Feb

In the Shadow of the Moon

4pm

Sat 16 Feb

Natalie Marr and Emma Pollock

6pm

Sat 16 Feb

Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest

8pm

Mon 18 Feb

Dark Skies at Gallan Head with Natalie Marr

8pm

Tues 19 Thurs 21 Feb

Pre-school programme

All day

Tues 19 Feb

Supermoon Superquiz, 7pm Calanais Visitor Centre

Thu 21 Feb First Man

6.30pm

8pm