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General Discussion on IYA2009
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has declared 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) with the theme “The Universe, yours to discover”. IYA2009 marks the four hundredth anniversary of Galileo Galilei’s first astronomical observation through a telescope. |
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100 Hours of Astronomy
The "100 hours of astronomy" will take place in the weekend of Thursday, April 2nd, through Sunday, April 5th, 2009. This includes two weekdays (school days), which is ideal for students and teachers, and two weekend days, which is ideal for families. The Moon is at first quarter on the 2nd, so it is at a good phase for early-evening observing that whole weekend. |
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Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:38 pm |
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The Galileoscope
This cornerstone wants to share this observational and personal experience with as many people as possible across the world. The task group is developing a simple, accessible, easy-to-assemble and easy-to-use telescope that can be distributed by the millions. Ideally, every participant in an IYA2009 event should be able to take home one of these little telescopes. |
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Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:49 pm |
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The Portal to the Universe
The Portal to the Universe will enable innovative access to, and vastly multiply the use of, astronomy multimedia resources – including news, images, videos, events, podcasts, vodcasts etc. The implementation of this project is foreseen to be led by the ESA/Hubble, which is prepared to sponsor a considerable amount of manpower for the construction and first year or two of operation. The work will be done in close cooperation with the IAU IYA Secretariat. |
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Fri Dec 26, 2008 12:28 pm |
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Galileo Teacher Training Programme
The goal of this cornerstone is to create by 2012 a world-wide network of certified Galileo Ambassadors, Master Teachers and Teachers. Included in the programme is the use of workshops and on-line training tools to teach the topics of robotic optical and radio telescopes, web cams, astronomy exercises, cross-disciplinary resources, image processing, and digital universes (web and desktop planetariums). |
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Fri Dec 26, 2008 12:33 pm |
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Universe Awareness
UNAWE is an international outreach activity that inspires young disadvantaged children with the beauty and grandeur of the universe. UNAWE enables the exchange of ideas and materials through networking and interdisciplinary workshops. |
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Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:43 pm |
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From Earth to the Universe - an exhibit of astronomical images
This cornerstone will generate and facilitate exhibitions of astronomical images around the world in a variety of settings during IYA2009. One crucial goal of this effort would be to place these images in “non-traditional” locations. That is, we hope that in addition to having these images featured in “traditional” settings such as science centres and planetariums, other types of locations such as public parks, metro stations, art centres, and others would be host to these images. In short, we hope to expose astronomy to the general public in an unexpected yet accessible manner. |
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Developing Astronomy Globally
A cornerstone project that responds to the acknowledgement that astronomy needs to be developed, both professionally (universities, research), publicly (communication, media, amateur groups) and educationally (schools) in various countries that do not have strong astronomy communities. The implementation would be focussed on training and development at each of the levels mentioned above. This cornerstone will focus on developing countries and parts of developed countries which are lagging. |
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Dark Skies Awareness
For this cornerstone project, IAU will collaborate with the U.S. National Optical Astronomy Observatory, International Dark-Sky Association and other national and international partners in dark sky and environmental education on several related themes, including worldwide measurements of local dark skies by thousands of citizen-scientists using both unaided eyes and digital sky-quality meters, star parties, new lighting technologies, arts & storytelling, and health and ecosystems. |
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Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:15 pm |
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Astronomy and World Heritage
UNESCO and the IAU are working together to implement a research and education collaboration as part of UNESCO’s Astronomy and World Heritage project. This initiative aims at the recognition and promotion of achievements in science through the nomination of architectural properties, sites or landscape forms related to the observation of the sky through the history of mankind or connected with astronomy in some other way. |
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She is an Astronomer
The aim of the project is to provide neutral, informative and handful information to female professional and amateur astronomers, students and those who are generally interested in the gender equality problem in science. We believe that providing this information can help to increase the interest of young females to study astronomy, and to pursue a career in astronomy. |
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Cosmic Diary
Since October 2007, the Cosmic Diary Cornerstone Project has done some important progresses. The first aim is to set up a blog, where a group of astronomers will be able to discuss their work, their lives and hobbies, at the same time as they communicate science to the public. Although this is the main objective of the project, we are making every effort to take it beyond and produce a Cosmic Diary Book and a Cosmic Diary Documentary. |
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Special Task Group
Several IYA2009 Special Task Groups have been set up to organise very specific events or actions throughout the Year, which will complement other global projects. |
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Special Projects
The Cornerstone projects are supported by a number of Special projects, which will develop interactions and link the different initiatives and projects within IYA2009. These projects provide extra means to achieve the IYA2009's main goals and objectives. |
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