Nature & Environment

  
 

Light it Right - MERLIN BASE - VUB

Step into the darkness of Light it Right – MERLIN BASE and discover the secret play of light and shadow. Watch stars disappear and reappear, make strange organisms dance in a magical aquarium and play with light like a true magician! Can you crack the code of perfect lighting? Come and find out – the magic starts here!

  • Workshop 1 – Organisms that dance in light

Observe organisms dancing in an aquarium under different lighting. A surprising spectacle that reveals the effects of light pollution on their movement. 

> FRI & WE / running continuously / 5 min.
> FR-NL-EN / 8 people / no registration required / from 6 years 

  

  • Workshop 2 – The Starry Sky 

Create your own light pollution and watch the stars fade from the sky. Then zoom in on one of them with a telescope: a fun way to understand what we lose to light. 

> FRI & WE / running continuously / 5 min.
> FR-NL-EN / 2 people / no registration required / from 6 years 

  

  • Workshop 3 – Diorama of a lit village 

Experiment with lighting a miniature village: test lenses, measure light pollution and see the effect of a cloudy sky. A fascinating diorama… with a little train too! 

> FRI & WE / running continuously / 5 min.
> FR-NL-EN / 5 people / no registration required / from 6 years 

  

  • Workshop 4 – Mini-aquarium with glowing plankton 

Light up a mini-aquarium containing bioluminescent plankton, observe the phenomenon using a spectrograph and discover the natural light of living organisms. 

> FRI & WE / running continuously / 5 min.
> FR-NL-EN / 2 people / no registration required / from 6 years