Satu sesi pencerapan langit malam telah diadakan dalam Program Perkhemahan Kepimpinan Ko-kurikulum dan Pengawas di SMK Putrajaya Presint 11(1), Putrajaya pada hari Sabtu 17 April 2010 bermula jam 6.30 petang hingga 12.30 tengah malam. Seramai lebih kurang 90 orang pelajar dan guru telah mengambil bahagian dalam program tersebut. Turut hadir bersama sesi pencerapan tersebut adalah Dr. Mohd Zahit Ali, SUB S2S, MOSTI, Timbalan Pengarah Pejabat Pelajaran WP Putrajaya dan Puan Sri Halimah Bt. Abdul Majid, Pengetua Sekolah.

On Saturday, 27 March 2010 from 7.00 pm to 10.00 pm, National Space Agency (ANGKASA) has successfully organised the Light Pollution Campaign at National Planetarium, Kuala Lumpur. This campaign was held in conjunction with Earth Hour 2010 campaign organised by WWF around the world. On this day, people around the world were asked to show support by turning off their lights for 60 minutes at 8.30 pm and ANGKASA has turned off the National Planetarium complex during Earth Hour. The theme highlighted in Light Pollution Campaign is “See the Universe in the whole new light”.

A big crowd of nearly thousand people has turned out at National Planetarium together with their family and friends to show support and participated in some fun activities conducted by National Planetarium. Among these activities which were include night observation using telescopes, making lantern (Earth Hour Lantern), competition of creatively designs with candle lights (Earth Hour Candle Light) and lucky draw number (Lucky Earth Number). In Earth Hour Candle Light activity, 20 groups of participants have registered and taken part in the competition. Three out of 20 groups with the best and creatively designed candle lights were selected and awarded with special gift exclusively from ANGKASA. The campaign was sponsored by Nestle MILO where a MILO sampling van was served at National Planetarium compound.

This campaign aims to increase public awareness about current light pollution problem and its effect at night sky especially in urban neighbourhood. At the same time, it shows support to Earth Hour in the fight against global warming and climate change crisis that are caused by continuously emissions of carbon. With increased awareness of light pollution problem, it is hope that someday soon children will be able to see that the real Milky Way is not just a candy bar but an inspiring sight in the dark night sky.

Planetarium Negara telah dijemput untuk membantu mengendalikan satu malam astronomi bersama kariah TTDI Jaya, Shah Alam pada 26 Mac, bermula selepas maghrib. Program telah dimeriahkan lagi oleh Jabatan Mufti Negeri Selangor, komuniti siber FalakOnline dan juga peminat-peminat astronomi tempatan. Planetarium Negara dianggotai oleh En Mohammad Redzuan, En Ahmad Hazill dan Cik Farahana Kamaruddin.

Program telah dimulakan selepas maghrib dengan ceramah dari Jabatan Mufti Negeri Selangor tentang astronomi dan kaitannya dalam islam, sehingga masuk waktu isya. Disebabkan hujan yang agak lebat, hanya sekitar 200 orang kariah dari sekitar mampu datang dan menunggu dengan sabar pada malam tersebut. Setelah selesai solat Isya, jemaah semua dijemput untuk menjamu hidangan sebelum ceramah alam semesta dimulakan oleh En. Shahrin Ahmad dari FalakOnline.

Sementara ceramah diberikan, pihak Planetarium Negara bersama beberapa orang peminat astronomi yang hadir, sibuk memasang dan menyediakan teleskop untuk cerapan malam tersebut. Sebanyak 4 buah teleskop disediakan. Malangnya, awan hanya terbuka sedikit dan hanya sedikit cahanyanya sahaja yang boleh dilihat melalui teleskop. Namun, apabila malam semakin lewat, langit mula terbuka dan beberapa jemaah yang masih setia menunggu disajikan pula dengan planet Zuhal yang amat terang. Program tamat pada jam 12 malam itu dan Surau As-Sakeenah memohon bantuan Planetarium Negara untuk membantu mewujudkan satu komuniti astronomi di tempat mereka.