Community programs bring people together through our common interest in astronomy. By actively engaged in activities together, differences between us become unimportant.
Arts and Culture programs bridge the border between art and science, highlighting the many perspectives of astronomy found in every worldwide throughout time.
Resource-sharing programs provide the opportunity to share knowledge as well as materials. Astronomers love to share their passion, and we all have something to share.
Global Astronomy Month is the world’s largest annual celebration of astronomy. Whether local events or online, watching or sharing, science or art, there’s something for everyone.
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Community
The Astronomers Without Borders global community is at the heart of everything we do. Bringing the community together through astronomy fosters friendship, understanding, and good will. Programs and activities are made possible by the participation of AWB members.
Learn more about Astronomers Without Borders and what the world's largest astronomy community - home of the world's largest community-based astronomy programs - has to offer.
Whether you join as a member or an affiliate (for groups or clubs), we all share the same sky, and in Astronomers Without Borders we also share our activities with each other.
Throughout Lunar Week and beyond - online, in person or even traveling there and back by radio waves - these programs focus on our nearest neighbor in space, the Moon.
Learn about light pollution and what you can do to help with these GAM programs. Image credit: Wally Pacholka / AstroPics.com / TWAN An important lesson to learn during Global Astronomy Month 2012 (GAM 2012) is how and why to preserve our dark night skies. You can make a difference, even if you live in a city with too many bright lights. With half of the world's population living in cities, many people have never experienced the wonder of a pristinely dark sky. Many never will. Light pollution is now, for the first time ever, obscuring our natural heritage of...