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Here are some details and photos for our three main events celebrating Global Astronomy Month. 1. Rombituon Festival Rombituon means "star," in Dusun's ethnic language. Dusun is one of the biggest ethnic groups in the land of North Borneo. A festival that celebrates astronomy in a culture with the objective of preserving astronomy, educates the local community, to protect the dark sky from light pollution. This festival was organized by Sabah Stargazers and successfully collaborated with the local community from Kundasang and the Ministry of Energy, Science, Technoloy, Environment, and Climate Change. (MESTECC). Together, spreading the awareness of astronomy and...
Since the mid-20th century, America's space program has been studying the Moon using robotic, orbiting and human explorers. Once scientists have carefully collected information, they need a way to share and display the new knowledge. Often the information is complex and usually invisible to our eyes either because it is too small or far away. Sometimes, the information like temperature is just something our eyes cannot see. So, scientists use a technique called "representational color". You see representational color all the time. Weather maps that show temperature are an example of representational color. The “warmer colors” (red, orange, yellow) represent...
Although many excellent resources in astronomy education and outreach exist worldwide, most of them are only available in English, thus preventing non-English speakers to have access to them. Language barriers often cause individuals to reinvest time and funding over and over on the same resources, while translations and localization could be used instead. Recognizing this issue, the IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach (IAU OAO) along with the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), identified the need of a global network for translations to centralize worthy resources and connect translation needs to volunteers, thus leading to the creation of the IAU...
Hello! I am Clayton, the founder of the Gunstar Team. Today, we are known as the cultural institute, " Astronomy Gunstar," the first and most traditional astronomy club in Goias, Brazil, with differences that set us apart from all other groups or clubs. We also act in ecological preservation and solidarity jointly with numerous other partner organizations. We are happy to participate in GAM2019, Spirit of Apollo, which is our 8th year of participation in this annual event. Gunstar shares stories of adventure and friendship, as many people had the opportunity to observe the stars for the first time. With...
This year marks my 12th year working to popularise astronomy to the public using online media, Usually, national media outlets using our articles as their reference or interview me and the team as their resources. But the only things concerning me are the false issues since the first time I wrote an astronomy article to this day. Last month, we had another false issue regarding Vernal Equinox. It is said: “Dear friends, do not forget to drink more, eat more fruits, and less outdoor activities from 22 - 28 March, since it will be Equinox, when the Sun reaches its...
