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<tt>Hello Astronet<br>
Here is some international news from the IYA secretariat...<br>
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<td>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:12:13 +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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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"
lang="EN-GB">Dear
Friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"
lang="EN-GB">Some
short updates from the past week:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-GB">100 Hours of
Astronomy:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol;"
lang="EN-GB"><span style="">·<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-GB">Press Release:
100 Hours of
Astronomy project kicks off! </span></b><span
style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-GB">IYA2009) is
about to reach new heights as the Global
Cornerstone Project, 100 Hours of Astronomy, scheduled to take place
from 2–5
April 2009, ramps up. The project invites amateur astronomers,
educators,
professional astronomers, planetaria, science centres and more to
arrange
events around the world during this 4-day period and to publicise them
now on
the project website. For those wishing to visit the frontiers of
astronomy from
their home, a 24-hour webcast from the largest telescopes on the planet
will
take a unique look behind the scenes at state of the art research
facilities.
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iya0904/">http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iya0904/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-GB"><span style="">·<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-GB">100 Hours of
Astronomy
Cornerstone Project UPDATE!</span></b><span
style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-GB">: <span
style=""> </span>The excitement is
building for the 100 Hours of Astronomy project, an unprecedented
outreach
event taking place around the world 2 - 5 April.<span style=""> </span>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: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/150/">http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/150/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-GB"><span style="">·<span
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong><span
style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"
lang="EN-GB">100 Hours of Astronomy
Poster: </span></strong><span
style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-GB">IYA2009 is
about to reach new heights as the Global Cornerstone Project,
100 Hours of Astronomy, scheduled to take place from 2-5 April 2009,
ramps up.
And now thanks James White, 100HA has a new amazing poster:
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/149/">http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/149/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-GB">JENAM2009
Symposium: IYA2009 in
Europe, JENA2009, 20 – 23 April 2009, Uni. Hertfordshire, UK <span
style=""> </span></span></b><span
style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-GB">The
International Year of Astronomy 2009 is a fantastic
opportunity for astronomers around the world, and in particular, in
Europe to
showcase the excitement and challenges of astronomy today.</span><span
lang="EN-GB"> </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"
lang="EN-GB">This
symposium focuses on two key aspects of IYA2009: outreach in terms of
communicating astronomy with the public; the educational value of
astronomy in
attracting young people into science and technology studies at school
and
beyond. The latter is deliberately meant to be wide-ranging, from the
very
young, covered by UNAWE, through secondary schooling, covered by GTTP,
and career choice beyond.
A huge number of events are planned across Europe, so contributors are
invited
to share these exciting ideas and because much of the year will remain
after
the meeting, this is an excellent opportunity to learn from each other
and
gather new ideas for events in the latter part of the year. More
information: <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.jenam2009.eu">http://www.jenam2009.eu</a><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-GB">NASA's Great
Observatories Celebrate
International Year of Astronomy 2009</span></b><span
style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-GB">: in
conjunction with Galileo's
birthday on Feb. 15, NASA is releasing images from its Great
Observatories --
the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, and Chandra X-ray
Observatory -- to more than 100 planetariums, museums, nature centers,
and
schools across the country.: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/146/">http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/146/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-GB">President of
the Polish Republic</span></b><span
style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-GB">, Lech
Kaczynski, presides
over the Polish IYA2009 Honour Committee. More info:
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.astronomia2009.pl/2/index.php?id=3">http://www.astronomia2009.pl/2/index.php?id=3</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"
lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span><b style="">Report
on StarPeace event between India and Pakistan: </b>On February 9,
during a
penumbral lunar eclipse, StarPeace connected two countries, Pakistan
and India,
together. Society of the Sun in Pakistan and Kutch Amateur Astronomy
Club in
India organized this event successfully in SOS villages of both
countries:</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span
style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-GB"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/148/">http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/148/</a></span><span
style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-GB">British 1894
Astronomer Royal becomes
new Cosmic Diary blogger</span></b><span
style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-GB">: The Cosmic
Diary, has a new participant: Great Britain's
Astronomer Royal from the year 1894, William Henry Mahony Christie. He
will be
joined by his two assistants, Herbert Hall Turner and Frank Watson
Dyson, as
they each blog in text and images about their lives and work at the
Greenwich
Observatory via the official website:</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span
style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-GB"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/151/">http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/151/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-GB">IYA2009 News
Round-up: </span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"
lang="EN-GB"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/152/">http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/152/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-GB">Valcato
Hosting: </span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"
lang="EN-GB">To celebrate IYA2009,
Valcato Hosting is offering one year of free web hosting for any and
all
astronomy websites!: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.valcatohosting.com/">http://www.valcatohosting.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-GB">StarLight:
A Common Heritage</span></b><span
style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-GB">: Declaration
in Defence of the Night Sky
and the Right to Starlight and Starlight, A Common Heritage Book are
available
in PDF: <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.starlight2007.net/">http://www.starlight2007.net/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"
lang="EN-GB">If you need any assistance, remember that the
Secretariat is always available for you. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p><br>
Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"
lang="PT">Pedro and Mariana<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"
lang="PT">IYA2009 Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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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