How Far Can You See? A public discussion on light and sight - the limitations of seeing and the indirectness of sight.

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The key aim of the project is to deliver a panel discussion at the Young Vic theatre in London on 18 December, before the evening show of Sound&Fury's Going Dark. This panel discussion will be open to the public, and free to attend, and will be entitled 'How Far Can You See? A discussion on light and sight - the limitations of seeing and the indirectness of sight'. Through this, we aim:To inform and enthuse audiences about the dynamics of vision - how it is applied to both cosmic views and the everyday world we live in. To make audiences aware of how visual perception and optics have been a key aid to astronomy, and how sight is a fragile tool in our perceptual understanding of the world and the universe beyond.To offer audiences an understanding of how the brain interprets images, and how we make sense of a vast cosmos stretching the limits of our perception.The overall impact of the project will be a deeper understanding of and enthusiasm for the scientific themes explored in Going Dark.