Christmas Approaching

We are now in December and in a way things are starting to wind down for Christmas as one might expect, but at Beauty In The Universe we find ourselves busier than ever. Our sister company, Beauty In The Environment has just completed its first project and is currently in the planning phase of several big projects that will go live in the new year, so we have plenty to do on that front. As for astronomy activities, our adult education initiative, Stars and Stuff is four weeks in and due to end the last session of this first run of adult education on December 21st. Last night I took a chance and took some telescopes over to do some real stargazing. We were having intermittent spurts of clear sky and the weather held for around a half hour before the rain arrived and prematurely ended the session. Unfortunate, but it was half an hour gained, during which people got a glimpse of the Moon and Jupiter. I hope to do it again before we shut down for the holidays.

2012 brings with it some extraordinary opportunities for us. Although I cannot say a great deal about most of these things for now, it is looking a near-certainty that we will be going global and taking Beauty In The Universe abroad to continue our great work with an international audience. We will be collaborating with some fantastic organisations and doing some innovative work among great people. We will also be taking astronomy and also environmental science to new audiences and different demographics in the UK, maintaining one of our big priorities, which is to take the phenomenal discoveries of humankind to those who have never benefitted from, or learned about them before.

I will post more information as and when I can, so stay tuned.