For Everyone
- Attend an astronomy online event during GAM2020. Visit the GAM2020 Program Schedule, Event List , or World Map of Events to find one near you.
- Look out for the AAS Random Astro-Fact of the Day on Twitter and learn something new!
- Become a citizen scientist by taking part in a Globe at Night project. You’ll measure night sky brightness in your area to help determine the spread and impact of light pollution. Learn how you can help spread awareness to protect our dark sky during International Dark Sky week.
- For the first time in eight years, planet Venus will shine among the stars of the Pleiades. Watch live, online as the Virtual Telescope project shares the Venus-Pleiades conjunction.
- Watch the Cosmic Concert, a live performance of an original production each year. The Cosmic Concert combines new music by composer/performer Giovanni Renzo with images and time-lapses of the night sky for a unique and awe-inspiring experience.
- Share your experience with the world on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Tweet using #GAM2020 and follow @awb_org.
- Donate or become a member of AWB (it's free) and share the sky with others who share your interest of astronomy! Step up and become a contributing member to help us engage, inspire, support, and grow our global astronomy community.
For Families
- Share the sky together! Go outside together and try an Observational Challenge together. No special equipment is required in the Discovering the Solar System challenge. Ask questions and discuss them on our Facebook page. There are plenty of astronomers there to help you out!
- For SunDay, you don't need to have a special solar filter or glasses, you use many different methods to view our closest star. Take a look at our solar viewing resources so that you can enjoy the sun in your own backyard. NOTE: DO NOT LOOK AT THE SUN DIRECTLY as it may damage your sight.
- Become a citizen scientist by taking part in a Globe at Night project. You’ll measure night sky brightness in your area to help determine the spread and impact of light pollution. It’s a great way for your kids to get involved in scientific research and get familiar with the night sky!
- The whole family can play and learn together with paints with this artistic and creative AstroCrafts project, Imagining Black Holes Through Art.
- If you have high school or college aged kids, take part in the AWB's Asteroid Search Campaign. Apply by March 31st and your class/team might be selected to help discover new objects in the solar system!
For Educators
- Take part in AWB's Asteroid Search Campaign. Apply by March 31st and your class might be selected to help discover new objects in the solar system!
- Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the AAS Random Astro-Fact of the Day and impress your students with something new!
- Raise awareness of the importance of dark skies and the threat of light pollution. Get your class involved in International Dark Sky Week and Globe at Night.
- Check out our Observing Challenges. There are plenty of activities that your students can do without any special equipment.
For Astronomy Clubs
- Plan a virtual club event or attend one of our online events. Although we are restricted to not gather, we encourage you to share your knowledge with others - ALL OVER THE WORLD! Here's your chance to share the night sky with other cultures, countries and clubs by bring your outreach online. Grab your phone and a binocular or telescope and show the night sky in your part of the world. Don't forget to register your event!
- The Observing Challenges are a great way to bring in new people and help them get a start in astronomy. Plan an online event to help newcomers with the challenges and show them how much fun astronomy can be. It’s a great way to help others, share the fun, and recruit new members!
- Plan an online SunDay event and enjoy the sky in the daylight hours! Remember to register your event! Have a solar filter or maybe some solar glasses and show folks how to use them? Get a family member to help you demonstrate how to view the sun safely by using alternative methods of viewing our closest star.
- Register you virtual events! Don't forget to add the link to our Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube or website link and we will be more than happy to promote it on our social network and website.
For Novices
- Watch live, online as the Virtual Telescope project presents a special program of the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2 as we have a close, but safe encounter with it, coming at about 6.3 millions of km from Earth.
- Simply go outside in your backyard and stargaze! Has the night sky inspired you? Write a poem, record it, post it and share it with us. Does the night sky make you want to draw, paint, sculpt - share it with us.
- Check out our Observing Challenges. There are plenty of activities that you can do without any special equipment. Take photos of what you see, post them on our Facebook page or tweet them using #GAM2020! Let us know what you saw!
- Become a citizen scientist by taking part in Globe at Night. You’ll measure night sky brightness in your area to help determine the spread and impact of light pollution. It’s a great way to get involved in scientific research and get familiar with the night sky while you’re at it!
For Art Lovers
- Watch the Cosmic Concert, a live performance of an original production each year. The Cosmic Concert combines new music by composer/performer Giovanni Renzo with images and time-lapses of the night sky for a unique and awe-inspiring experience.
- Enjoy the moon rise above the breathtaking skyline of Rome, the Eternal City with the Virtual Telescope Project as we celebrate Global Astronomy Month and the largest full moon of the year together.
- Visit our AstroPoetry blog and enjoy poetry crafted to inspire and motivate passion about the cosmos and the world beyond Earth. You are welcome to submit an astronomy-themed poem of your own!
- Enjoy an imaginative journey into deep space and get inspired to create your own original painting of a black hole.
