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Observing Resources

Star Parties	Meteor Shower Observing	Mars Observing
Lunar Observing	Vesta and Ceres Observing	Solar Observing

Star Parties

NASA Night Sky Network - Find a star party (USA only)

Sky and Telescope's "Let's Go Stargazing" guide

Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers Moon/Jupiter/Saturn Flyer on the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn

Choosing a Time for Your Event

Choosing the Location for Your Event

Promoting your Sidewalk Astronomy Public Event

Documenting Your Sidewalk Astronomy Event

Sidewalk Astronomy Be Prepared!

Equipment

Educational Resources/Outreach Activities

Telescope How To articles for kids

Resource for teachers on Galileo and his findings

The Awesome Amateur Astronomer - 10 Steps to get you started in astronomy from UNAWE

Meteor Shower Observing

Meteor Viewing Basics and Strategies - American Meteor Society Article

Eyes on the Sky - How to Observe Meteor Showers - Great basic observing information

International Meteor Organisation has a range of different information on logging meteors and data collection

Educational Resources/Outreach Activities

Kids Astronomy Meteorite Information Page

Meteoroids Fact Sheet from Science Kids

NASA Meteorite Board Game

Mars Observing

When to see Mars in 2014 - detailed information from Earth and Sky

Explore Mars in Google Earth - A visual guide of the surface of Mars

Atlas of Mars

Sky and Telescope's Mars Profiler - Calculate what features of Mars will be facing Earth based on UT time

Educational Resources/Outreach Activities

Teachers' manual on Mars activities for students from NASA

Mars Exploration Program for Kids from NASA

Planets for Kids

Lunar Observing

Lunar and Planetary Institute's Lunar Maps - Apollo Maps, topographical, and geographical printable maps

Printable Lunar Maps - Newtonian and Mirror Reversed printable maps

Virtual Moon Atlas Free Software - created by Christian Legrand, author of Discover the Moon

Lunar Perigee and Apogee Calculator

Night Sky Network's Skywatcher's Guide to the Moon

Lunar Terminator Visualization Tool

Lunar Eclipse Resources

Lunar Eclipes from Mr Eclipse

List of eclipses until 2020 from TimeandDate.com

Sky & Telescope's Observing and Photographing Lunar Eclipses

Astronomy Magazine's How to observe a lunar eclipse

NOAA Solar and Lunar Eclipse Page

Educational Resources/Outreach Activities

Student Activity - Moon Rock Recipe

Outreach Activity - OREO COOKIE LUNAR PHASE PROJECT

Faces on the Moon

A series of educational videos on eclipses

Vesta and Ceres Observing

Sky Atlas showing paths of Vesta and Ceres from Sky and Telescope

How to List on observing Vesta and Ceres from the International Astronomical Search Collaboration

Educational Resources/Outreach Activities

General Asteroid Information for Students

Solar Observing

Layers of the Sun - general solar information by Fusion Energy Education

Everything Solar - Stanford Solar Center

Astronomy Now Magazine's guide to solar observing

Observing the Sun in H-alpa - Prairie Astronomy Club article

Solar Eclipse Resources

Solar Eclipses from Mr Eclipse

NOAA Solar and Lunar Eclipse Page

List of eclipses until 2020

Educational Resources/Outreach Activities

Observing the Sun for Yourself - Hands on classroom/outreach activities

Kids astronomy website on solar eclipses

Solar Eclipse Activity

Member Reports

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Oct 27

I have a Dream

I have a Dream I am a simple and curious person. I always wondered about the magic that was everywhere...

Oct 19

AWB SERBIA - ASTRONOMY QUIZ ON OCTOBER 15th 2020

Every 15th of the month, except in April, AWB-Serbia is organizing a small quiz featuring 10 questions on a selected...

Oct 19

Mars Observation Week _ 2020

Thus, we have concluded “Mars Observation Week_2020” and online photo-exhibition dedicated to the Red Planet being in opposition and shining...

Oct 17

3D PRINTED ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY ACCESORIES

Greetings Astronomers! Did you ever think on make your own instruments accessories? Nowadays, alternatives for creating your own tools and...

Oct 17

DIY TELESCOPE CASES PROJECT

Hello Astronomers! When talking about taking care of instrumentation, we think on telescope cases for avoiding dust and sun exposure....

Oct 15

World Space Week Celebrations at AUSAO

Various activities were planned Online Webinars of Renowned Speakers Poster Making Competitions Model Making Competitions

Oct 08

Live broadcast of the moon on facebook

International Observe the Moon Night is a global event sponsored by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission and the Solar System...

Oct 06

CELEBRATIONS OF UN WORLD SPACE WEEK IN CYPRUS (AWB PARTNERSHIP)

CYPRUS Celebrates World Space Week - Biggest Space Event on Earth - October 4-10 LARNACA – 03 OCTOBER, 2020 The...

Sep 30

Astronomy in a Drive-In

The Louis Cruls Astronomy Club organized here in our city, Campos dos Goytacazes, here in Brazil on September 25th, Friday,...

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Telescopes to Tanzania (TtT) brings scarce educational resources to this developing country in east Africa. The emphasis now is on building the Centre for Science Education and Observatory in Usa River, Tanzania.

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Global Astronomy Month 2019

Global Astronomy Month (GAM), organized each April by Astronomers Without Borders, is the world's largest global celebration of astronomy. With a theme of The Moon, GAM 2019 brings new ideas and new opportunities, again bringing enthusiasts together worldwide to celebrate Astronomers Without Borders' motto One People, One Sky.

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04 November from Twitter

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02 November from Twitter

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30 October from Twitter

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#OnePeopleOneSky (7/7) Then all unite in the singular goal of witnessing sights overhead, thus to share their view… https://t.co/OGknUmOvQx

30 October from Twitter

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30 October from Twitter

Message from AWB Founder and President Mike Simmons

Astronomers Without Borders Founder and President Mike Simmons reaches out to the AWB community for support for new programs in the new year.

30 December 2016 from YouTube

Astronaut Nicole Stott, AstroArtist of the Month

NOTE NEW RE-SCHEDULED DATE: October 14th 9am PDT Join us for this very special program featuring Nicole Stott, retired NASA astronaut. Nicole created ...

14 October 2016 from YouTube

The World at Night: Stories from the Edge

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 ...

30 April 2016 from YouTube

OPTICKS

OPTICKS is a Cosmic Mail Art happening between the Earth and the Moon, during which images are transmitted to the Moon and back as radio signals in real ...

09 April 2016 from YouTube

Moved! New URL http://youtu.be/xFuljeM7jYI

This event had to change URLs. Please go to http://youtu.be/xFuljeM7jYI.

02 April 2016 from YouTube

White House Astronomy Night - Promoting STEM

President Obama hosted the second-ever White House Astronomy Night on October 19, 2015 which highlighted the importance of inspiring more girls and boys ...

17 November 2015 from YouTube

GAM2015 Wrap Up Hangout

Join us as we discuss the past month and the great success that was Global Astronomy Month 2015! We will have guests from all over the globe discussing the ...

14 May 2015 from YouTube

OPTICKS

NOTE: Please view the complete version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLmtOqIIwHM. The original recording had gaps in it. In this closing event for ...

30 April 2015 from YouTube

A Week of SunDays - Dr Dale Gary from the Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array (EOVSA)

This year for GAM in addition to our very popular SunDay we will be holding a series of live hangouts from solar observatories across the USA . The first of...

15 April 2015 from YouTube

A Week of SunDays - Dr John Varsik and Claude Plymate from Big Bear Solar Observatory

This year for GAM in addition to our very popular SunDay we will be holding a series of live hangouts from solar observatories across the USA . The first of...

14 April 2015 from YouTube

Week of SunDays - Dr Matt Penn of the National Solar Observatory

This year for GAM in addition to our very popular SunDay we will be holding a series of live hangouts from solar observatories across the USA . The first of...

13 April 2015 from YouTube

Global Astronomy Month and More : March Hangout On Air

This month we will be chatting about AWB's biggest event of the year, Global Astronomy Month! Our president, Mike Simmons will be joined by Chirstie ...

26 March 2015 from YouTube

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Message from AWB Founder and President Mike Simmons

Astronaut Nicole Stott, AstroArtist of the Month

The World at Night: Stories from the Edge

OPTICKS

Moved! New URL http://youtu.be/xFuljeM7jYI

White House Astronomy Night - Promoting STEM

GAM2015 Wrap Up Hangout

OPTICKS

A Week of SunDays - Dr Dale Gary from the Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array (EOVSA)

A Week of SunDays - Dr John Varsik and Claude Plymate from Big Bear Solar Observatory

Week of SunDays - Dr Matt Penn of the National Solar Observatory

Global Astronomy Month and More : March Hangout On Air