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<td>100 Hours of Astronomy Cornerstone Project Update --
IMPORTANT!</td>
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<td>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:03:06 +0100</td>
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<td>Pedro Russo <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:prusso@eso.org"><prusso@eso.org></a></td>
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<td>Jennie McCormick <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:farmcoveobs@xtra.co.nz"><farmcoveobs@xtra.co.nz></a>, Mike Simmons
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:msimm@ucla.edu"><msimm@ucla.edu></a></td>
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<b>100 Hours of Astronomy Cornerstone Project UPDATE!</b><br>
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The excitement is building for the 100 Hours of Astronomy project, an
unprecedented outreach event taking place around the world 2 – 5
April. The 100 Hours of Astronomy Task Group has many resources and
programs available on the official web site at
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org">http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org</a>.
We hope you’ll visit to see what’s
available and spread the word to people in your country or organization.<br>
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<b>Contacts</b><br>
Do you have a Coordinator for 100 Hours of Astronomy in your country?
If so, we'd like to list that person as a contact on our web site.
Please send contact information to Jennie McCormick at
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:farmcoveobs@xtra.co.nz">farmcoveobs@xtra.co.nz</a>. Do
you have someone else as a contact for
amateur astronomers for your national node? Let Jennie know and we'll
list that person on our contact page.<br>
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<b>Logos in your language</b><br>
Do you want a version of the 100 Hours of Astronomy logo in your
language? Send a translation of “100 Hours of Astronomy” encoded
UTF-8, including the font, if necessary, to Jennie McCormick at
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:farmcoveobs@xtra.co.nz">farmcoveobs@xtra.co.nz</a>. <b>Deadline:
18/2</b><br>
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<b>24-hour Global Star Party</b><br>
Did you know International Sidewalk Astronomy Night (ISAN) is also
taking place on April 4? ISAN planned their annual event to coincide
with the 24-hour global star party to help make it a success. ISAN
volunteers around the world are working hard to contact and include as
many sidewalk astronomers as possible to take part. If you are
organizing events for 100 Hours of Astronomy and would like these
dedicated members of the astronomy outreach community to help, you can
find their contact information on our web site.<br>
<br>
<b>New -- SunDay</b><br>
A new program has been added to the overall program for the 100 Hours
of Astronomy. In collaboration with 100 Hours of Astronomy, the
IYA2009 Solar Physics Task Group has declared Sunday, 5 April as
SunDay, a day to focus on bringing attention to our nearest star. Visit
the Solar Physics Task Group’s web site at
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://solarastronomy2009.org/100-hours-sunday">http://solarastronomy2009.org/100-hours-sunday</a>
for more information.<br>
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<b>Event Registration</b><br>
Are you registering 100 Hours of Astronomy events on your web site?
That’s great, but please make sure they are registered on the 100 Hours
of Astronomy web site, too. Much of the public and news media will be
coming to our site and we want to be sure everyone can find events in
every country. We’re also going to be tracking the number of events
and following up to get information on how everything went, and we need
to know about everyone’s plans to be able to do that. Sponsors and
partners need the information for their planning, too. So please
spread the word in your country or organization that events should be
registered on the 100 Hours of Astronomy web site. Go to
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/eventsmain">http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/eventsmain</a>
to register events.<br>
<br>
<b>Merchandise available online at the 100 Hours of Astronomy shop</b><br>
The Resource section of the 100 Hours of Astronomy web site has a lot
of useful items available including labels, stickers, posters,
stationery and more. They’re all ready to be downloaded, printed and
used to identify your events as part of the 100 Hours of Astronomy.<br>
Now you can buy merchandise ready to go, too. The 100 Hours of
Astronomy shop on Café Press has shirts, hats, buttons and more
emblazoned with artwork specially created for each style and color. Go
to our shop at <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.cafepress.com/100HA">http://www.cafepress.com/100HA</a>
and show the world you’re
getting ready to take part in this global celebration of astronomy.<br>
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<b>Download artwork for clothing</b><br>
If you prefer to create your own 100 Hours of Astronomy items visit our
Resource page at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/all-content">http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/all-content</a>
to
download the special artwork, ready to use.<br>
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<b>World map of events for your web site</b><br>
You can now customize the world map of 100 Hours of Astronomy events
and add it to your own web site. Go to
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/component/content/article/91#embedding">http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/component/content/article/91#embedding</a>
to learn how.<br>
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<b>New web site features</b><br>
The 100 Hours of Astronomy web site now has some new features to engage
the community, broadcast information and gather new ideas. A blog will
have entries of interest on developments and interesting, innovative
events being planned around the world. The forum can be used to ask
questions, get help from experience event planners and share new ideas
with others. The photo gallery augments the forum by allowing users to
post images of events that might inspire or help others in planning, as
well as sharing the excitement as we build towards this great global
event. Visit the 100 Hours of Astronomy web site at
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org">http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org</a>,
take part and watch the excitement
grow.<br>
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If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us!<br>
<br>
Kind regards,<br>
<br>
Mike Simmons<br>
E-mail: <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:msimm@ucla.edu">msimm@ucla.edu</a><br>
100 Hours of Astronomy Cornerstone Chair<br>
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Pedro Russo<br>
IYA2009 Coordinator<br>
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Pedro Russo
International Year of Astronomy 2009 Coordinator
Editor-in-Chief CAPjournal
International Astronomical Union
e. <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:prusso@eso.org">prusso@eso.org</a>
p. +49 (0) 89 320 06 195
f. +49 (0) 89 320 06 703
w. <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.astronomy2009.org">www.astronomy2009.org</a> / <a
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.capjournal.org">www.capjournal.org</a>
a. IAU IYA2009 Secretariat
ESO education and Public Outreach Department
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
D-85748 Garching bei München
Germany
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