Astronaut Tim Peake to light up Blackpool Illuminations

Blackpool’s famous Illuminations are set to be out of this world thanks to collaboration with the European Space Agency and astronaut, Tim Peake. “ChasingStars” is one of three new digital mapping projections created for the 2016 LightPool show which sees spectacular 3D animations projected on the Blackpool Tower buildings during the Illuminations.

“ChasingStars” is an eight-minute galactic tour to entertain and inspire the next generation of astronauts and engineers.

The team also spent three days in Blackpool with Dr Nick Lister of the Lawrence House Astronomy & Space Science Centre, Rossall School, Fleetwood. They spoke to three groups of children from Blackpool schools asking them to imagine what it would be like to live in space, to visit another planet or to meet an alien. Their ideas and drawing have been incorporated into the show.