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April 1 to 7, 2012 The Moon—Earth’s traveling companion in space—is an integral part of life on Earth. Still, few people notice it or recognize its importance to us. Through out Global Astronomy Month, the Moon will be celebrated via MoonDays . A week-long special series of programs, from April 1 through 7, will be dedicated to the Moon to help people rediscover our closest companion in space. Featured Lunar Week Member Blogs: Timaru, New Zealand Lunar Week takes place while the Moon is well-placed for observation in the evening sky. As the Moon's phases and positions change during its...
1 April 2012 SunDay, on Sunday April 1, is a day dedicated to our star, the Sun. The Sun is the main source of energy for Earth. As each part of the globe rotates daily into the Sun’s warm and cheering glow, darkness is removed and our world is energized. Featured SunDay Member Blogs: Linz, Austria Gaia, Portugal Catarina, Nicaragua SunDay is a project intended to raise people’s awareness of our star. What is it? How does it affect us? The different layers of the Sun, solar activity (sunspots, flares, prominences, coronal mass ejections and the solar wind), space weather,...
28 April 2012 Be sure to reserve Saturday, April 28th, for GAM’s ultimate observing event: the Global Star Party. Of course, it’s B.Y.O.T. - Bring Your Own Telescope - but encourage even those who don’t have one to come anyway. All are invited, all will be excited. It is amazing that when we turn our gaze upward all religious, national, cultural and political barriers fade into the darkness. April 28th is the time to come out under the stars, bridge gaps across the seas, and join your brother and sister skywatchers in proving that the world is, in fact, “One...
30 April at 20.00 UT GAM 2012 Closing Event As part of the Remote Observing program for Global Astronomy Month (GAM2012), the Virtual Telescope is proud to again offer unique event offering you the chance to discover an astronomical object: "Write Your Name in The Sky!". To close GAM 2012, our cutting-edge technology telescopes will start surfing the spring skies, hunting for new, previously unknown asteroids. The images will be made available online, in real time, to make it possible for you to search them and make the discovery! The first to report to us a potential new...
What if you want to experience how much night sky we have lost to light pollution? Globe at Night 11 - 20 April The GLOBE at Night program is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure their night sky brightness and submit their observations to a website from a computer or smart phone. Light pollution threatens not only our “right to starlight”, but can affect energy consumption, wildlife and health. The GLOBE at Night campaign has run for two weeks each winter/spring for the last six years. People...
