# Event Details - **Event Name**: Protecting Our Dark Skies: What Do We Stand to Lose? - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 16 Jul, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 16 Jul, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join us to discuss why darkness matters for our health, wildlife, culture and heritage, and how we can help preserve the night sky.About this EventWhat would Scotland lose if the night sky became harder to see?This talk explores why dark skies matter for our health, wildlife, culture, heritage and sense of wonder, as well as the practical choices that can help us preserve them.The discussion will be led by Pauline Macrae, Chair of the Highland Astronomical Society, Julie Macrae, architect, and Dr Andy McGregor, astrophysicist, and chaired by artist, writer and dark skies advocate Gael Hillyard.This is an open and welcoming event for anyone curious about the night sky and how thoughtful lighting can support both people and place.There will be time for questions and conversation.Thursday 16 July at 7 pmThe Gym Hall, Inverness Creative Academy, WaspsFree entry. Booking recommended.The Gym Hall will be open throughout the day for anyone who would like to visit the associated exhibition before the talk begins. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/0359b470-7f39-11f1-957f-f1f06462340d-rimg-w485-h740-dc130705-gmir.jpg Continuum Exhibition: Astronomy and Dark Skies from Scotland to the Atlantic Edge.Wasps, Inverness Creative AcademyThe talk will take place in this space at 7 pm on Thursday 16 July.The exhibition is open daily from 10 am to 5 pm until Saturday 18 July. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/inverness/protecting-our-dark-skies-what-do-we-stand-to-lose/100001993834541787 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Exhibitions, Art, health-wellness, Nonprofit, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Inverness - **state**: SC - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Inverness Creative Academy - **lat**: 57.477844 - **long**: -4.218385699999999 - **full address**: Inverness Creative Academy, WASPS , Inverness, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Protecting Our Dark Skies: What Do We Stand to Lose? - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/80c3ea5633579c68bba62d3a4649b1dd4e39e87dbeab9af0a812ba2e539796c9-rimg-w924-h344-dc020910-gmir.jpg?v=1784001850 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Protecting Our Dark Skies: What Do We Stand to Lose? being held? - **A:** Protecting Our Dark Skies: What Do We Stand to Lose? takes place on Thu, 16 Jul, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 16 Jul, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Inverness Creative Academy, WASPS , Inverness, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Protecting Our Dark Skies: What Do We Stand to Lose?? - **A:** Protecting Our Dark Skies: What Do We Stand to Lose? is organized by Gael Hillyard Creative. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Protecting Our Dark Skies: What Do We Stand to Lose?", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/80c3ea5633579c68bba62d3a4649b1dd4e39e87dbeab9af0a812ba2e539796c9-rimg-w924-h344-dc020910-gmir.jpg?v=1784001850", "startDate": "2026-07-16", "endDate": "2026-07-16", "url": "https://allevents.in/inverness/protecting-our-dark-skies-what-do-we-stand-to-lose/100001993834541787", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Inverness Creative Academy", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "WASPS ", "postalCode": "IV2 3JP", "addressLocality": "Inverness", "addressRegion": "SC", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "57.477844", "longitude": "-4.218385699999999" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us to discuss why darkness matters for our health, wildlife, culture and heritage, and how we can help preserve the night sky.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-07", "availabilityEnds": "2026-07-16", "validFrom": "2026-09-07", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/inverness/protecting-our-dark-skies-what-do-we-stand-to-lose/100001993834541787" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-07", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-09-07", "url": "https://allevents.in/inverness/protecting-our-dark-skies-what-do-we-stand-to-lose/100001993834541787", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Gael Hillyard Creative", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/gael-hillyard-creative/24302056", "description": "Creativity is one of the most powerful tools we have as humans, and it is something that everyone one of us possesses. Sometimes we forget it's there.However, creativity does not just apply to art; I have spent more than 20 years leading workshops for aspiring artists, designers, and entrepreneurs to help them dig deeper into their problem-solving abilities, build their observation skills, and help them overcome barriers they feel separate them from their goals, ideas, and even sense of self.If you are starting out on your artistic journey, or want to improve your practice or return to it after a break, I hope you will find my workshops offer a fun way of doing this. These are held regularly at Wasps Inverness Creative Academy, and you can attend as many or as few as you want.I look forward to seeing you." } ] } ] ```