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Latest NewsSunDay is April 22!
Let's celebrate our star, the Sun! Awareness and appreciation of the Sun are all you need to participate. Throw your own SunDay Party and celebrate our nearest star! Read more on our website. Image: "Small but Dynamic Active Region" via SDO
Global Star Party, April 21st - Worldwide!
The Global Star Party is the time to come out under the stars, bridge gaps across the seas, and join your brother and sister skywatchers in proving the world is “One People, One Sky.” When we turn our gaze upward, all religious, national, cultural, and political barriers fade into the darkness. Image: Global Star Party in Linz, 2016
Walking on the Moon Virtual Telescope Tour - Including Lunar Features Named for Women! April 23rd, 18:30 UT
The moon will seem close enough to touch during The Virtual Telescope Project's remote, online lunar observing session. As part of the tour, we'll explore the Moon's feminine side. Italian astrophysicist Gianluca Masi and Canadian artist Bettina Forget will take us on a special tour of lunar features named for women. Bettina will be conducting a Sketching the Moon workshop on April 29th as a follow-up to this very special program. Participation is easy: on April 23rd at 18:30 UT go to The Virtual Telescope's WebTV.
ASTROPOETRY
Check out our latest poem contribution to our Astropoetry blog on our AWB website. We would like to thank Dr. Ruta Patwardhan from Pune India for his poem entitled ‘Look Up!' You can view this and other beautiful astropoems on our website. It's still not too late to submit your poem to our annual astropoetry contest during GAM. Visit our contest page for details . Read more
5 DAYS LEFT TO SEND TELESCOPES TO ASTRONOMY CAMP FOR GIRLS - NIGERIA
We are excited to be conducting our BIG (Big Impact Giving) micro-crowdfunding campaign to raise $577 to provide five telescopes for an astronomy camp in Nigeria just for girls. Here is what Olayinka Fagbemiro , the Principal Scientific Officer at the National Space Resesarch and Development Agency in Nigeria says about this much needed project. “This project aims to address first, the challenge of gender lopsidedness in the school enrolment focusing on the female children in order to bridge the gap that exists between male and female children enrolment and also to encourage and motivate girls to explore STEM education....
