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Measure to the Moon

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​Thursday 10th February 2020- 7:30pm (local time)

Saturday 28th March 2020- 8:00pm (local time)

Tuesday 28th April 2020- 9:30pm (local time)

We all need to take a photo on the same date and at as close to the same time as possible.
Please send your results (ideally time-stamped) to us via twitter, instagram, facebook (@mayescreative) or email. Or click on icons below for direct links.
Background
The historic inspiration for this project was from the recent 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook's observation of the 'Transit of Venus' from Tahiti in 1769. At the same time, John Bradley (nephew of the third Astronomer Royal, James Bradley) was instructed to travel to the Lizard Point on the south of Cornwall to record the transit at the same time. 

The 'Transit of Venus' is a event that occurs when the planet Venus goes between the Sun and the Earth and can be seen as a small black dot going across the sun. This takes place twice every 243 years with each transit pair occurring eight-years apart with the last two transits occurring in June 2004 and June 2012. 
Creative Production * Participatory Artwork * Performance * Experimental Film *
Contact Us
Our current programmes are supported by: Heritage Lottery Fund, Arts Council England, Feast Cornwall and Cornwall Council.
  • Home
  • ABOUT
    • Who We Are
    • Our Partners
    • Contact
  • PROJECTS
    • Artist Opportunities
    • Current Projects >
      • Destination Dartmoor
      • King Arthur's Hall
      • Dark Skies Wild Seas
      • Above and Below >
        • Above and Below Walks
      • Measuring The Universe
      • Watching The Sun
    • Workshops & Events >
      • Station to Station & Star Train
      • Destination Dartmoor Okehampton Station Day 24th September
      • King Arthur's Hall Pinhole Camera Workshop
      • Watching The Sun: Residency
      • Seeing the Landscape: Creative Observations
      • Seventeen Suns
      • Measure To The Moon
      • Terms & Conditions
    • Projects Archive >
      • Starlight | Virtual Artist Residency 24th to 28th May 2021 >
        • Starlight: participants
        • Starlight: speakers and facilitators
        • Starlight: resources
      • Measure to the Moon
      • Dark Skies Bright Stars >
        • Stars & Stones: Sound & Film Jams
        • Deep Time: Filmmakers' opportunity
        • Immersive Film
        • Laila Diallo Choreography Day
        • Library events
        • Art Science Learning Events
        • DEEP SPACE: Performance
        • Full Circle: Immersion Weekend: Dance, voice, film
        • Full Circle: Film Workshops
        • Deep Time: Meteor Film Pod
        • 100ft of Deep Time Films
        • Sea Salts & Sail Festival
        • Call for Images
        • Call for Dance Performers
        • DSBS Bodmin Moor
        • 400 Light Years
      • Joanna Mayes - early projects >
        • Moon Journeys
        • The Grasses are Singing
        • The Public Record
        • The Star Project
    • WORKSHOP ARCHIVE >
      • Following The Light: Screening
      • Following The Light: Residency
      • Walking The Universe
      • Lizard Point Residency Exhibitions
      • Lizard Point Networking
      • St Ives Sept Festival
      • Poltesco: Drawing workshop/walk
      • Semaphore Stories
      • Lizard Wireless: Drawing workshops
      • Lizard Beacons events >
        • Lizard Point Artist Residency
        • Kids Invent Stuff
      • Lands End: May Film Weekend
      • Workplace Wonders: Spring Equinox Edition – Inspiration for the creatively curious >
        • Spring Equinox Short Course
      • Loop the Loop with Cornwall Libraries
      • Rays of Sunshine
      • Education >
        • Penzance Schools
        • Water From The Moor
      • Kelly Mine
      • Community >
        • Remapping St Ives Website
        • Remapping St Ives
      • Cafe Scientifique
      • Twinkle Twinkle, St Ives
      • A Festival of Wishes
  • Residencies
  • Resources
    • The Learning Zone >
      • Natural Navigation
      • Everyday Astronomy
      • Astronomy Manga
    • Publications
  • Services
    • MC Technology
    • Remote Live Streaming Service