[AstroNet] Earth Balls

[Kevin Govender]

The Earth Balls have arrived!
We have 35 Earth Balls (check out www.planetearthgifts.com) that have 
today arrived and are ready for sale to science outreach centres.
The cost for you will be R150 (which is almost exactly the cost price) 
and please pay for your own postage if you would like it sent to you.
This "bulk buy" by the SAAO was spurred by numerous requests by people 
doing science outreach for this valuable resource that is not (as far as 
we know) available in SA.
This is a 40 cm diameter  inflatable ball made up of satellite picture 
of the earth and with glow-in-the dark paint on all the major cities.
I hope you will purchase one for your science centre/outreach 
organisation and make great use of it in the spirit of science education.
This is NOT being sold to the public - only for science outreach (so 
please don't be tempted to buy one for your kid)
If there is a demand then maybe we'll look at it later but not right now.

To order one please contact Isobel Bassett at the SAAO on 021 460 9319 
or isb at saao.ac.za

Hope you will also use it lots in the buildup and implementation of 
IYA2009 (A1 posters for IYA also available at R15 each  from Isobel)

Regards
Kevin

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Kevin Govender
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