April 18, 2016 Astronomers Without Borders is nothing without its community. We want to meet you and hear your stories! With the launch of Faces of Astronomy on April 18 we're sharing the stories of people worldwide, highlighting differences and similarities of everyone in the AWB global astronomy community. Stories of astronomy as hobby and science, inspiration and hope, culture and tradition. All stories will be shared with the world, and the AWB Facebook page will highlight one new photo and story every day.

30 April, 2016 18:00 UT You've seen the amazing landscape astrophotography produced by the team from The World at Night (TWAN) the sky above Earth's most beautiful and interesting natural and cultural landmarks. Now find out what these experts go through in their efforts to capture these stellar masterpieces. From polar bears to hostile rock-throwing natives, from pole-to-pole, it's not always easy. We'll hear from Wally Pacholka , Yuichi Takasaki and Oshin Zakarian in a wide-ranging discussion hosted by AWB President Mike Simmons who has also been part of the TWAN effort since the beginning. There will be...

April 28, 2016 21:00 UT (Rescheduled from April 4 due to haze) Join this fabulous live online observing event from the Virtual Telescope in Italy. Would you like to explore the many treasures of the famous Messier Catalogue from home? Would you like to see as many of them as possible, in a single night? The you should join us on this Messier Marathon For Global Astronomy Month 2016, we will offer an Online Messier Marathon, using our robotic telescopes, providing real time images and live comments. All this while chatting and sharing your passion and excitement with friends from...

April 27, 2016 19:30 UT Join this fabulous live online observing event from the Virtual Telescope in Italy. , hosted by Dr. Gianluca Masi! If you have been waiting for your turn to leave for an unforgettable cruise across space and time, Global Astronomy Month (GAM2016) is bringing to you the right chance! Fasten your seat belt and fly to the stars, just connecting with your computer to this web page! Meet other friends online and share your thoughts with them. The Universe will look as never seen before, are you ready?