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Scotland\u2019s Loch Ness Centre has asked the US space agency to join a four-day quest to find the elusive monster. <\/p>

By Daniel Graham\n <\/p>

Published: Thursday, 30 May 2024 at 10:16 AM<\/p>

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Ninety years ago today, Sir Edward Mountain employed a team of 20 workers to go in search of ‘Nessie’, Scotland<\/a>\u2019s legendary freshwater monster.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

Since that first\u00a0\u2018<\/strong>Watchers of the Monster\u2019\u00a0mission, there have been 1,157 Nessie sightings logged on the Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register<\/a>.<\/p>

To commemorate the anniversary, The\u00a0Loch Ness Centre<\/a>\u00a0is holding a four-day\u00a0event from 30 May to 2 June to try and solve the mystery of Loch Ness and its secretive monster \u2013 and they’re asking the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) <\/a>for a little extra help.<\/p>

“We are hoping that Nessie hunters around the world will help us reach the people at\u00a0 NASA<\/a>,\u201d says Aimee Todd from the Loch Ness Centre.<\/p>

Interview with an eye-witness who claimed to have seen the Loch Ness Monster. Credit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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The earliest written record of Nessie dates from 565AD when Irish abbot St. Columba is said to have driven a monster-like creature back into the water. Between the 1500s and 1800s there were a further 21 potential sightings.\u00a0<\/p>
The formation of \u2018Watchers of the Monster\u2019 90 years ago, and the 1,000 plus sightings since, has added new vigour to the quest to find Nessie \u2013 and the Loch Ness Centre\u2019s bid for NASA to join the hunt suggests they\u2019re more determined than ever to finally solve the mystery.\u00a0<\/p>
“We are hoping to reach them (NASA) through the power of social media,\u201d says Todd, who hopes that the space agency might have some \u201cadvanced imaging technology to scan the loch\u201d.<\/p>
“We would have to sit down and talk to them about how to get it here.”<\/p>
Loch Ness \u2013 a large freshwater\u00a0loch\u00a0in the\u00a0Scottish Highlands \u2013 is claimed to be the home of the mysterious Loch Ness Monster. Credit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>
NASA aren\u2019t the only volunteers being asked to join the hunt. A four-day event \u2013 based at the Loch Ness Centre in the Drumnadrochit Hotel<\/a>, Scotland \u2013\u00a0aims to unite individuals and organisations in a collective exploration to solve the monster mystery.\u00a0<\/p>
During the new search, people are being asked to \u201ckeep an eye on the surface, looking for breaks in the water\u201d. They will be briefed on what to look out for and how to record findings.\u00a0<\/p>
Nessie enthusiasts can also take a trip on a boat captained by Alistair Matheson. During the trip, Matheson and his colleague Mr McKenna will be using a state-of-the-art hydrophone to listen out for mysterious sounds from the deep.<\/p>
\u201cThose unable to make the search in person can get involved through the live cameras<\/a> on the Visit Inverness Loch Ness website,\u201d says the Loch Ness Centre website.<\/p>
“Last year, we captured the world’s attention with one of the biggest-ever searches for Nessie,\u201d says Paul Nixon, General manager of the Drumnadrochit Hotel, \u201cwith participants joining us from America, Canada, France, Italy, Japan and more.<\/p>
“With unexplained noises heard, alongside possible sightings, this year we are determined to find out more about the elusive Loch Ness Monster.”<\/p>
The four-day event runs from Thursday 30 May to Sunday 2 June.\u00a0Find out more about how to get involved<\/a>.<\/p>
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