Twinkle twinkle little star

Over the past 2 weeks, people from all across the UK have become citizen scientists, helping CPRE with their annual Star Count.

It seemed like the perfect mission for nature loving GoodGym members, although perhaps more restful and relaxing than our usual activities! Unless, of course, anyone did a few star jumps to warm up or ran around the space in their garden while waiting for the darkness to descend? Maybe even a yoga star or half moon pose or a sun salutation?

Tracey and Gwyn enjoyed stargazing so much they took part twice in different locations. They counted 17 stars in North Wales and 8 in South Derbyshire, wearing their GoodGym t-shirts which are as black as the night sky, thanks to them completing well over 50 good deeds! What a pair of stars!

Naomi happily counted 16, but discovered that star photography is a skill she's yet to develop, taking a gallery full of black photos with only one showing the brightness of Orion's belt. They sparkled much more in real life, honestly!

⭐According to CPRE, if you saw 10 stars or fewer, this indicates severe light pollution. Saw more than 30 stars? Lucky you, you're looking at a truly dark sky!⭐

It turned out to be a musical night too, with the search for stars inspiring an eclectic celestial mixtape:

• Clouds Across the Moon

• Starman

• Counting Stars

• Across the Universe

• She's a Star

• Kelly Watch the Stars

• and of course, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!

Thanks to everyone for contributing to this GoodGym mission and to CPRE's important work on dark skies. Keep a starry eye on their website for further information when they've finished mapping the results.