South Downs & Chichester Harbour Deep Sky Tour     Project Coordinator: Anthony van Bick This project is intended to help people discover key dark sites around the South Down and Chichester Harbour. Each one of 24 dark sky sites is linked to a particular lecture topic from astrophysics. The final destination is the South Downs Planetarium in Chichester. I have listed 14 iconic dark sky sites, to begin with, so another 10 need to be chosen. If there are particular sites that you think should be included please send your ideas to: chancellor@nightparklane.com The 14 dark sky sites selected so far, in no particular order, are: 1. The Houghton Bridge - Amberley 10. Bignor Hill - on the Slindon Estate 2. The Birling Gap, Eastbourne, East Sussex. 11. Hockley Viaduct, Winchester 3. Butser Hill, Queen Elizabeth Country Park    4. Devil’s Dyke        Three sites at Chichester Harbour 5. Ditchling Beacon, Brighton 12. North of the John Q. Davis footpath      6. Iping Common, Midhurst                   in West Itchenor. 7. Old Winchester Hill, Nature Reserve 13. Maybush Copse in Chidham 8. Buriton Village, Petersfield 14. Eames Farm on Thorney Island 9. Harting Down, South Harting The 24 listed categories of astronomy lecture topics are:   1. Astrophotography 13. Time and the Forces of Nature.   2. The Sun 14. Particle Physics   3. Planets and Moons 15. The Life and Death of Stars   4. Rovers 16. Black Holes   5. Spacecraft 17. Mapping and Exploring the Universe   6. Space Stations and Satellites 18. The Evolution of the Universe   7. Observatories 19. Galaxies and Star Clusters   8. Telescopes and Observing 20. Dark Energy and Matter   9. The Night Sky 21. Life in the Universe 10. Dark Skies 22. Climate and the Atmosphere 11. Comets, Asteroids and Meteoroids 23. Evolution and Geology 12. Orbital Oddities 24. Simulating Conditions in Space