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Join us April 15 at 10 am EDT/ 1400 UT for the unique live audio-visual performance, OPTICKS, between the Earth and the Moon courtesy of audio visual artists and radio telescope operators. Everyone is invited to this special Facebook Live cosmic mail art happening during which images submitted by people around the globe will be transmitted to the Moon and back as radio signals in real time. This year not only are we bouncing images to the moon and back, but we're sending your voices too in Echoes from the Moon! Daniela de Paulis and Carole IONE will host a...
New satellite tracking app: Orbitrack is $0.99 on April 12th to celebrate Yuri's Night!
Our long-time sponsor Southern Stars, the original developer of SkySafari, has just released a brand new satellite tracking app: Orbitrack! Orbitrack will be on sale for just $0.99 on April 12th – in celebration of Yuri Gagarin's first human spaceflight. It has thousands of satellites, new 3D graphics, and a super-cool new Virtual Reality mode. It will be available for Android in July. If you're a space enthusiast, you can't miss it! Get Orbitrack on iTunes. Read more at the Southern Stars website.
OPTICKS / Echoes from the Moon on Sunday, April 15th at 14:00 UT
OPTICKS is a live Networked Performance between the Earth and the Moon, during which images are transmitted to the Moon and back as radio signals in real time. This year, not only are we bouncing images to the Moon and back, we're sending your voices to the Moon! Daniela de Paulis and Carole IONE will host a special homage to American composer, Pauline Oliveros (1932-2016) and her seminal piece, Echoes from the Moon, by inviting our worldwide community following the live event to join our panel and send their voices to the Moon and back. Sign up for the Facebook...
Online Messier Marathon - 10th edition 12 April 2018, 02:30 UT2018
Join this special 10th anniversary online observing event from the Virtual Telescope. ALL Messier objects will be seen! 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? Then you should join us on this Messier Marathon! Participation is easy. Simply watch live on April 12th at The Virtual Telescope's WebTV .
ART MEETS SCIENCE: IMPACT OF CHESLEY BONESTELL FACEBOOK LIVE - APRIL 7, 2018
Chesley Bonestell is known as the grandmaster of space art, being one of the first artists who brought to life the destinations in the Universe through scientifically accurate paintings. His work would inspire an entire generation of scientists, writers, and visionaries and many argue that it actually provided the momentum for America's exploration of the solar system. Join us for a lively Facebook Live discussion on April 7 highlighting Bonestell's ground breaking, realistic space illustrations, and the continuing deep connection between various art forms and space science and exploration. AWB's Mike Simmons and Andrew Fazekas, will be moderating a full...
