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Turn off the Lights and Watch the Stars on October 17--Lights-Down Event in Kofu Valley
A lights-out and star-gazing event will be held in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan. Kofu City is about a two-hour express train ride from Tokyo. The event was launched by an organizing committee of "Lights-Down Kofu Valley" in 1999, with the slogan of "passing a beautiful starry sky with the Milky Way onto the next generation." The committee is planning an event on October 17, 2009, from 20:00 to 21:00, calling for citizens to turn off unnecessary lights around Kofu valley and look up to see the stars.
http://lightdown-kofu.dreamblog.jp/ (Japanese)
There are many good spots for star-gazing in Yamanashi Prefecture. It is a lovely event in which the whole city turns off as many lights as possible and people look up to watch the starry skies.
As we mentioned in Candlenight Newsletter #31, the year 2009 marks the 400th anniversary of the first astronomical observation by Galileo Galilei, an Italian scientist. Many star observing events are held around the world to celebrate 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy. Please check and see if there are any events going on in your area.
(Yuko Kishikami)
October 17, 2009
