Event Reports
For Global Astronomy Month 2020 (114): Echo (8) - GAM Time Tunnel (7)
“I would like to consider myself an astrophotographer. Fascinated by the celestial and terrestrial lights of the night, I try to immortalize them, maybe there will be others who will... Read More...
For Global Astronomy Month 2020 (113): Echo (7) - GAM Time Tunnel (6)
“I have always been amazed at the attention with which the architects of the past approached the details of the facades… while we are now characterized by a focus on... Read More...
For Global Astronomy Month 2020 (112): Echo (6) - GAM Time Tunnel (5)
Normally the planets orbit a star, But (what a visual paradox!) When Venus meets the Pleiades, A planet is surrounded by stars! And if you have a rendezvous with them... Read More...
For Global Astronomy Month 2020 (111): Echo (5) - GAM Time Tunnel (4)
The town of Barlad (East Romania, the province of former Moldova principality) was famous in Romanian culture for a literary academy and theatrical activities, but since 2010 it has become... Read More...
Another prominent place to spread AWB's slogan
Today I distributed the 100YearIAU-Report in Austria. Link 100Year-IAU-Info website: https://iau.org/news/announcements/detail/ann20019/ Direct-document-download-link: https://www.iau.org/static/archives/announcements/pdf/iau100-final-report-ann20019.pdf I used this opportunity to introduce myself as the new IAU-NOC (IAU-National Outreach Coordinator Austria). Following link... Read More...
For Global Astronomy Month 2020 (110): Echo (4) - GAM Time Tunnel (3)
“Beyond the terrestrial atmosphere, a different and mysterious world calls us. Nothing material can outrun the beauty of the Cosmos. Let's dream of stars!” -Teacher Ioan Adam & Sirius Astronomical... Read More...
For Global Astronomy Month 2020 (109): Echo (3) - GAM Time Tunnel (2)
“Astronomy is my life and one day the planets aligned for me to become the coordinator of an astronomical complex (observatory and planetarium). It seems that I had a lucky... Read More...
For Global Astronomy Month 2020 (108): Echo (2) - GAM Time Tunnel (1)
Venus, Sun, Moon… the three heavenly bodies which are reproduced on Romania's coat of arms. During my travel through the GAM time tunnel, I found them photographed by three important... Read More...
PUBLIC OUTREACH WORK DURING COVID19 TIMES
Here in Linz we (Kepler Observatory Linz / Kepler Sternwarte Linz) have the great opportunity to use the technical features of Ars Electronica Center to do several kinds of astronomy... Read More...
For Global Astronomy Month 2020 (107): Echo (1) - Ode to the Amateur and Professional Astronomers
One day in May I felt an irresistible impulse to recapitulate significant aspects of GAM 2020 and I found out other elements to be added to this unique memory. Then... Read More...
AWB and Ciencia Puerto Rico Spyglasses featured in July Sky & Telescope, pages 74-5
Draco Productions made 100 STEM spyglasses for elementary schools in Puerto Rico. Mike Simmons and Greetchen Diaz coordinated the distribution and spanish language instructions for the 20x30 erect image scopes.... Read More...
Time and Again
Time and again at break of morn a coral tone will dawn adorn. Magenta heralds night's release, a halt in sunlight's golden fleece to moon and stars in darkness sworn.... Read More...
AWB SERBIA - ASTRONOMY QUIZ ON MAY 15th 2020
Every 15th of the month, except in April, AWB is organizing a small quiz featuring 10 questions on a selected astronomical subject. On May 15th, 2020, the 5th year with... Read More...
Imagining Black Holes Through Art
In this AstroCrafts project, we are going to be experimenting with different acrylic painting methods to create a black hole painting. Black holes continue to mesmerize and mystify scientists. American... Read More...
How to Create an Apollo 11 Moon Landing Diorama
Moon landing diorama created from an old shoe box. Photo by Kathleen Horner Photo inside the diorama courtesy of NASA This month at Astronomers Without Borders, we are celebrating Global... Read More...
For Global Astronomy Month 2020 (106): Under the Same Solar Halo - End of a Pandemic Astro-Journal
This is the last episode of our cosmopoetry project (in the AWB Astropoetry Blog mega-project) dedicated to the most difficult edition of Global Astronomy Month, the largest world celebration of... Read More...
For Global Astronomy Month 2020 (105) - To a New Life
On the morning when the restrictions of circulation in my country were eliminated after 50 days of “quarantine-isolation-captivity” imposed by the pandemic, I walked a little through my neighborhood to... Read More...
For Global Astronomy Month 2020 (104) - Ode to the Morning Planets
The planets Mars, Saturn and Jupiter were the morning heroes during GAM 2020 and will probably be the first halts for when we will go to other stars. Valentin Grigore... Read More...
For Global Astronomy Month 2020 (103) - Ode to the Sun
On the last day with circulation restrictions in Romania (right when I turned 60), I felt free to make a longer walk to buy a few masks of protection for... Read More...
