The record is now official at 7960 people across 37 sites!

We contributed to the total with 227 participants on our site at the Green Point Observatory in Oyster Bay.

If you were at the observatory on 21 August 2015 and participated in the record attempt you may like to purchase an Official Certificate from the Guinness World Record Organisation.

To order certificates go to the Guinness World Records Store, and after you click Add To Basket, enter the following information:

ID: 003552188    Code: bzle1623BZ

There is a new Public Open Night Photo Gallery including the World Record Stargazing attempt event.