Isibhakabhaka sasebusuku esingenhla kweScotland singabaluleka kwezokuvakasha njengoba nje sibonakala emini, ngokusho kochwepheshe bendawo nezokuvakasha.

Isikhulu samabhizinisi wezeSayensi uMaarten de Vries uthe iScotland ingelinye lamazwe anciphayo anezindawo ezinkulu ezingenakho ukungcola kokukhanya.

Uphinde wabikezela i-boom uma izindiza ze-Virgin Galactic ziqala ukusuka eMoray.

Impumelelo yephrojekthi yokubuka izinkanyezi ethi "Dark Sky Scotland", okwamanje, ingayibona isatshalaliswa kulo lonke elase-UK.

UMnu u-de Vries, ophethe i-Black Isle-based Going Nova - ibhizinisi elikhuthaza isayensi nobuchwepheshe - uthe iScotland inezindawo ezinkulu ezingaphazanyiswa ukungcola okuvela ezibanini zokwenziwa.

Uthe: “Impela likhona ithuba lokuza lapha ngenxa yesibhakabhaka sethu esihlanzekile.

“Zisekhona izindawo eNingizimu Melika, eMelika naseSpain lapho izazi zezinkanyezi ziya khona, kodwa zimbalwa izindawo ngenxa yokungcoliswa kokukhanya okuvela emadolobheni.

"Isibhakabhaka sasebusuku singabaluleka kwezokuvakasha njengezwe laseScotland."

UScott Armstrong, umqondisi wesifunda sase-VisitScotland, uvumile ukuthi “izibhakabhaka ezimnyama” zaseScotland ziyisibusiso.

Uthe: “I-Highlands nezinye izindawo zaseScotland zilungele abantu ababuka izinkanyezi.

"Kunezindawo eziwudedangendlale ezinesibhakabhaka esimnyama nokukhanya okulinganiselwe okwenza iScotland kube indawo okufanele uyivakashele, inikeze izivakashi zethu okuhlangenwe nakho okuyingqayizivele."

UMnu de Vries, ophinde ahole umkhankaso i-Spaceport Scotland, uthe amandla okuthi i-Virgin Galactic yethule izindiza eziya endaweni engaphezu kwamamayela angama-60 ukusuka eMhlabeni isuka endaweni eseScotland inomthelela omkhulu kwezokuvakasha.

Uthe: “Ngikholelwa ukuthi isikhumulo semikhumbi-mkhathi eMoray singaba yinto ebaluleke kakhulu engenzeka kule ndawo kusukela amaRoma.”

Ekuqaleni izindiza ze-Virgin Galactic zizosuka ku-Mojave Spaceport e-California.

Kodwa-ke, umongameli we-Galactic u-Will Whitehorn uthe i-RAF Lossiemouth - isiteshi sezindiza ezinophephela emhlane zamasosha - isathathwa njengendawo yokwethulwa kwezindiza ezizayo ezisuka e-UK.

Utshele iwebhusayithi ye-BBC Scotland News ukuthi izivivinyo zase-US zibalulekile ukuze i-Virgin Galactic kaSir Richard Branson ithole ilayisensi yeFederal Aviation Administration - ezovula indlela yokuthi kuqale ukusebenza kwezentengiso.

Uthe: “Manje sisesigabeni sokuqala sokuhlolwa kwezindiza ngohlelo olusha lokwethulwa komkhathi eMojave, eCalifornia, nokuhlolwa komhlaba okusaqhubeka njengamanje ngenhloso yokundiza kuqala emasontweni ambalwa ezayo kanye nezindiza zethu zokuqala zokuhlola emkhathini phakathi nezinyanga eziyi-18. .

“Sizobe sesisebenzisa imininingwane ukuze sithole ilayisense yethu ye-FAA yokuhamba ngendiza.

"Sizobe sesisebenzisa le datha ukuthola umbuso ozoxoxisana ngawo e-UK nezinhlangano ezifana ne-CAA kanye ne-MoD ukuthola imvume yokwethulwa kwe-UK."

UMnu Whitehorn, owavakashela e-Lossiemouth ngo-2006, uthe isiteshi sinonqenqema kwezinye izingosi zase-UK - okuhlanganisa umzila wesitimela wesiteshi kanye nekhono labasebenzi ekundizakeni okuphezulu kanye nophethiloli onguchwepheshe.

Uthe: “Ngabheka izikhungo ezilapho futhi, kanye nezinye izingosi ezimbalwa zase-UK, zingaba zilungele uhlelo lokundiza ehlobo esikhathini esizayo ngenxa yomzila wawo omude kanye nendawo yomoya ecacile eMoray Firth.

“Ukubuka kweScotland kungaba kuhle kakhulu. Izimvume zizodingeka kodwa ngeke zifunwe kuze kube yilapho sesilungile.

"Zikhona ezinye izingosi ezingase zibe khona, kepha zonke zinezinkinga futhi ezimbalwa zinokukhuphuka."

Ithuba lokuba usomkhathi kungenzeka lihlale isikhathi eside liyindlela yabacebile kuphela. Amathikithi abiza u-£100,000 ngalinye.

Kepha esimweni sanoma yiziphi izindiza ezisuka eLossiemouth, uMnu Whitehorn uthe ucabanga ukuthi kuzovela ama-spin off njengama-spaceship spotters abuthana ukuze abuke izindiza zasehlobo.

Amabhidi oxhaso

UDavid Chalton, oyisikhulu sephrojekthi ye-Dark Sky Scotland, uthe imali yokugcina yalolu hlelo isetshenziswe ngoMashi.

Kodwa ngemva kokudonsela abantu abangaphezu kuka-5,000 emicimbini yezinkanyezi engu-35 eyayibanjelwe ezindaweni ezifana ne-Edinburgh, Fife kanye ne-Knoydart e-Highlands, kwakufunwa ukusekelwa okusha.

UMnu Chalton uthe le phrojekthi inethemba lokuthi izoqhuba imisebenzi unyaka wonke ka-2009, okuzoba Unyaka Womhlaba Wonke Wesayensi Yezinkanyezi.

“Kuze kube kucace kahle isimo soxhaso, kunzima ukusho ukuthi sizoba nohlelo olungakanani, kodwa sinethemba elikhulu lokuthola okungenani isiqephu salokhu esikufunayo,” usho kanje.

“Ngasikhathi sinye, ngokusekelwe empumelelweni ye-Dark Sky Scotland, sisezinhlelweni zokwethula lo msebenzi kulo lonke elase-UK.

“Nakulokhu, lokhu kuncike kumabhidi oxhaso amaningana, kodwa sesivele sesizibekile isisekelo sobambiswano lwezinhlangano eziyi-11 ezizimisele ngokuletha imisebenzi ye-Dark Sky kuzo zonke izifunda eziyisishiyagalolunye zase-England, naseWales naseNyakatho Ireland.”

Ngokusekelwe e-Royal Observatory Edinburgh, le phrojekthi ibe nezinkundla zokucobelelana ngolwazi ezinhlanganweni zomphakathi kanye nabantu ngabanye mayelana nendlela yokuhlanganisa isayensi yezinkanyezi emisebenzini yabo.

UMnu Chalton uthe isibonelo sezokuvakasha emkhathini yi-Galloway Astronomy Centre, indawo yokulala nesidlo sasekuseni esinendawo encane yokubuka izinto.