About Light Detectives

Light Detectives was created for children aged 8–12 to explore light, darkness, wildlife and astronomy.

Light Detectives encourages curious minds to...

Look.

Open your eyes

Question.

Get curious

Investigate.

Find the clues

Act.

Make a difference

Meet the creator

Light Detectives was developed by Marnie Ogg, a dark sky advocate, educator and tourism specialist who has worked for many years to raise awareness of light pollution.

Marnie was a founder of the Australasian Dark Sky Alliance, which works to protect dark skies through education, advocacy and better lighting.

Light Detectives also grows from ideas explored in Lights Out: Saving the Night Sky, written by Marnie and published by CSIRO Publishing.

The goal is simple

Help young people understand that darkness is part of nature and something worth protecting.

Lights Out - Saving the Night Sky book - by Marnie Ogg