Archive for March, 2009
IYA 2009 Random but important poster, I came across online
IYA 2009 makes oldest telescopes to flock together in Adler Planetarium
1609 has been the turning point of human civilization for the fact that it was the very occasion when an individual earthling was able to observe the heavens of the universe and it will prove that soon. Thus Galileo Galilei’s observation led to greater enhancements later on and after 400 years, celebrating the 4th century [...]
IYA 2009 & Globe at Night 2009
IYA 2009 Plan “Globe at Night” the 4th segment of the International Star-counting Program will be launched with a massive participation from 16th-28th March 2009 and is treated as a major happening in the Dark Sky Awareness Cornerstone project of the International Year of Astronomy 2009, known as IYA 2009. The classic citizen-science exercise, involving [...]
Famous Deutsches Museum gets ready for IYA2009
The reputed Deutsches Museum is arranging a well-planned scenario for celebrating IYA 2009. The activities include following: Evolution of the Universe ExhibitionA show explaining how our Universe has developed, starting from the Big Bang 13.7 billion years ago, and bringing us up to the present day. Questions that puzzle astronomers will be examined, and there [...]
University of Texas at San Antanio (UTSA) Celebrates IYA 2009
BRIEFING: An interesting IYA 2009 promoting session has been arranged by the UTSA Department of Physics and Astronomy and these sessions are to be held at the end of the every month starting from February 2009. The first session “Friday Nights, Celestial Lights!” was a grand successful event, which was held from 6:30 p.m. onwards [...]
MiraCosta College is on its way to unveil spectacular mural-sized images
MiraCosta College now reserves the privilege of hosting the unveiling of 2 new mural-sized images of the famous spiral galaxy M 101 (Messier 101). The unveiling will be from NASA’s Three Great Observatories: namely The Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, and Chandra X-ray Observatory. Updates/ Reports There was a public talk by Dr. Michelle [...]
IYA 2009 launch at The University of Guelph, Canada
The official launch of IYA 2009 at the University of Guelph will be marked with a large range of activities, including public outreach workshops, star-gazing camps and etc. The featured release of a new “star-studded” digital EP during a University function will be conducted by composer /singer and professor of physics Dr. Diane Nalini de [...]
