Fundraising:
Despite relentless efforts by Morgan and Aidan to fix the lighting, any success has been short lived due to the substantial water ingress into the cabling, housing and electronics.
At a minimum the LED’s, cabling and housing, needs replacing and upgrading to a more appropriate level of waterproofing than the original.
While replacing these, it will provide the perfect opportunity to upgrade the other parts of the system, to ensure it will be up and running and maintenance free for years to come.
Once the system is operational again, this will enable Morgan to upgrade the bespoke software that runs the lighting, and implement additional features to make it more engaging for visitors .
We are completely dependant on grass roots funding, so any and all donations will get us closer to getting the lights back on.
To support our efforts and to make a donation, please click on the highlighted GoFundMe link:
Bespoke Lighting:
The creator of StarDisc Aidan Shingler, in collaboration with lighting and electronics engineer Morgan Barke, have combined artistic vision with technical expertise to create a range of captivating atmospheric lighting scenes.
These immersive lighting scenes have been specifically designed to translate to all sizes of StarDiscs.
■ DARK SKIES: Static Red
■ BLUE SKIES: Static Blue
■ HEART BEAT: Pulsating Red
■ BREATH: Synchronized to 6 meditative breaths per minute – fresh Mint Green/Blue
■ CANDLE LIGHT: Flickering flame Yellow/Orange
■ STAR LIGHT: Shimmering White/Blue
■ DEEP SPACE: Morphing Purple/Blue/Violet
■ CLOSE ENCOUNTERS/LIGHT SPEED: Rotating multi-coloured
■ CLOSE ENCOUNTERS/SLOW MOTION: Rotating multi-coloured
■ STARDISCO: Random rapid change multi-coloured
■ PARTICLE ACCELERATOR: Spinning white light, reaching break-neck speed with strobe crescendo
Discover more about Morgan Barke at barkenmad.com
Lighting features:
- Energy efficient LED lights.
- Motion Sensor - Automatically turn off when not it use, to reduce energy consumption and unnecessary light pollution.
- Off-grid solar panel and lithium battery power
- Key fob remote for simple and intuitive control (multiple remote for spares and different community groups)
- Dimmable - Each lighting scene brightness can be set for the appropriate ambience
- Home Automation Integration - Controllable via Crestron, Control4 and home automation systems
StarDisc Range:
Launched in 2011 in the Derbyshire Dales, the inaugural 40ft (Macro) StarDisc, has attracted tens of thousands of visitors, and provided countless opportunities and abounding community benefits.
Following this phenomenal success, its creator Aidan Shingler in partnership with lighting engineer Morgan Barke, conceptualised the illuminated 21st Century Stone Circle in three additional sizes, 21ft Meso, 14ft Mino, and 7ft Micro StarDiscs.
Featuring a star map carved in black granite depicting the constellations, their names, the Milky Way, and equator, with contrasting silver granite surround and integral LED’s displaying a selection of lighting scenes.
The StarDisc Array:
Since its launch, StarDisc has attracted tens of thousands of visitors and delivered wide ranging benefits to the local community, businesses, astronomy and outdoor groups, schools and audience goers. Events, performances and activities staged at StarDisc inspire and captivate.
Following the success of the inaugural StarDisc, its creator and collaborators aspire to establish The StarDisc Array, an earthbound constellation of StarDiscs. The StarDisc Array in intended to form a series of visionary interactive public art installations and deliver significant social, economic and community benefits.
Each new StarDisc will celebrate diversity and creativity and nurture cohesion in communities. The StarDisc Array creates a compelling opportunity to demonstrate ‘unity through inclusion’ by establishing a network of universally inclusive meeting places where religion and secularism are both equally and simultaneously relevant and irrelevant and political divisions are eclipsed by wonderment.
The vision for the StarDisc Array is that it will endure for hundreds of years both physically and through its civic value, and shine as a beacon of inspirational artistic excellence and enterprising community endeavour.
Star Seekers Way:
Post establishment of the Array, StarDisc sites will be linked to create Star Seekers Way; a mapped stellar trail determined by the location of each new StarDisc. The route will be directed to, and through, existing sites of historic and cultural significance.
The StarDisc Array and Star Seekers Way will contribute to creative and artistic heritage, and leave an enduring cultural legacy for future generations.
StarDisc Transmissions:
Coming soon …