Raoul Lannoy
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The Night of Darkness in 2011 october 15
https://picasaweb.google.com/108584325990837650927/2011NO
Last year in october, Belgium organized the Night of Darkness al over the country and we were lucky because the weather was finally cooperating ! The Astrovega club was split between Brussels and Gembloux and in both places, there were lots of visitors ! Even though we were divided, it worked because we organized it early enough in time.
It was very damp, however, and soon we had to take measures to correct this, if we could. Nevertheless, it was a success all over the country. In Brussels alone, 700 persons came to enjoy the evening. There were other activities besides showing the sky through a telescope. Therte were games for children, conferences about light pollution..
And we called each other to find out how it went elsewhere.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvzkyGg_d2E&list=UUPBC6_KAm3Rjq_4lpriL7sw&index=25&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO_dx5CGQIw&list=UUPBC6_KAm3Rjq_4lpriL7sw&index=26&feature=plcp
Raoul
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Born in Belgium in 1957 (from a Belgian father and an American mother). Here, everything seems a lot more complicated: more taxes, more government, more languages, more people per square kilometer or mile, more light pollution, but, nevertheless, as much passion for things going on up there, naturally or man made. This was thanks to the first time I saw 2001: A Space Odyssey back in 1968, followed by the promises of the Moon. One weakness was my dislike for maths, which led to human science studies (law and a specialization in insurance). I've been working since 1982 in the...
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