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07 January 2010
Keeping the Spirit of the International Year of Astronomy Alive
As the International Year of Astronomy comes to a close, those involved hope to sustain the momentum gained during the year in communicating astronomy with the public. The IYA produced a number of excellent new media projects, creating fresh excitement and enthusiasm for astronomy and science. A new non-profit organization and website have [...]
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04 December 2009
365 Days of Astronomy to Continue in 2010
Calling all podcasters! The award-winning 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is proud to announce the project will continue for another 365 days, and is now accepting sign-ups for participants for 2010. Whether you're a seasoned podcaster or if you have never picked up a microphone before, anyone with a love of space exploration [...]
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02 December 2009
Exploring to the Beat of Pulsars
An innovative project that provides high school students in Australia the opportunity to work with the famous Parkes radio telescope will soon make the data available to schools around the world. The PULSE@Parkes project allows for hands-on remote observing of pulsars producing real-time data, which then becomes part of a growing database used by [...]
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27 October 2009
IYA Live Telescope – M50
Did you get a chance to check out the IYA Live Telescope? Our last object was Messier 50 (also known as M 50 or NGC 2323) is an open cluster in the constellation Monoceros. It was perhaps discovered by G. D. Cassini before 1711 and independently discovered by Charles Messier in 1772. M50 is [...]
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26 October 2009
Can I Have One More #Moonwatch With You?
Gazing at the Moon seems to be universal among humans. So why not share the experience with the rest of the world using the hottest social media tool? From Oct. 26-28 you can join in on Moonwatch on Twitter. Various Twitterers will be live-tweeting conversation and images of the Moon, planets and other [...]
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21 October 2009
Have a Galileo Moment
Starting tomorrow (Oct. 22) professional and amateur astronomers around the world will be out in force to encourage as many people as possible to look through a telescope. The International Year of Astronomy 2009 Cornerstone project, Galilean Nights, will be a global experience, with more than 1000 public observing events in over 70 countries. If [...]
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20 October 2009
IYA Live Telescope: Mmmm, Mmmmm, Good!
If you've had an opportunity over the last few days to check in on our IYA "Live" Telescope, we've been keeping an eye on the Messier Catalog Objects for you… specifically some bright open clusters named M46, M47 and M48! If you didn't get a chance to catch them while they were on [...]
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14 October 2009
Amateur Astronomer is "Chasing Galileo"
A collage of 21-day old Moons, sketched by Galileo, (left), an image from Jane Houston Jones' telescope, center, and Jane's sketch, right. Amateur astronomers have different ways of documenting their observing sessions, such as taking astrophotos or keeping a logbook. Others, like Jane Houston Jones, employ an age-old method used by Galileo Galilei himself: they [...]
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07 October 2009
Astronomy Night at the White House
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05 October 2009
Star Party at the White House and Other Upcoming Events
On Wednesday, Oct. 7, there will be an historic first at the US president's home: a star party. From a White House press release: "The President and First Lady will host an event at the White House for middle-school students to highlight the President's commitment to science, engineering and math education as [...]
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23 September 2009
IYA "Live" Telescope Today – NGC 7009
Did you get a chance to catch the live action on our southern hemisphere based telescope today? Then you missed a real treat! We had a chance to view NGC 7009 – the "Saturn Nebula" live for several hours. Of course, the small aperture of the scope doesn't do it the incredible [...]
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21 September 2009
340 Million Pixels of GigaGalaxy Zoom
Last week the GigaGalaxy Zoom project introduced an interactive 360-degree panorama of the entire night sky, and they promised more zoomable images to come. The second of three images is now available, and it is a wonderful 340-million-pixel vista of the central parts of our galactic home. Taken by Stéphane Guisard, an ESO [...]
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17 September 2009
IYA (Almost) Live Telescope!
Greetings! In case you weren't tuned into Galactic TV yesterday… We had us a regular skyfest! Truly pristine dark skies ruled and the IYA "Live" telescope rocked the Aussie night away. For more than 8 hours we went from target to target – and loved every minute of it. While [...]
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15 September 2009
Astro Art: Artist Creates Portrait Gallery of Astronomers
Art and astronomy often intersect, and it's wonderful when art can provide an emotional connection to science. Amateur astronomer and artist Sayward Duffano has captured the personalities of several astronomers through history as well as individuals in astronomy related fields in a gallery of paintings she created especially for the International Year of Astronomy. [...]
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14 September 2009
Interactive 360-Degree Panorama of Entire Night Sky Now Available
A stunning new 800-million-pixel panorama of the entire sky has been released online for everyone to enjoy. GigaGalaxy Zoom is a project for the International Year of Astronomy, and it allows users to dive right into the Milky Way Galaxy, and learn more about our celestial neighborhood. The project allows stargazers to explore [...]
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