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Apr 18
2011
GAM2011 - Sun Day - Nicaragua
The Sun Day in Nicaragua was burning hot! More than 50 people among locals and tourists, gathered around a small telescope to watch the Sun with their own eyes. Luis Rivas, Yader Velásquez and myself spent together more than 3 hours under a relentless sun, inviting the people to come and look. The people was able to look through mylar filters and a filtered telescope to see the sunspots on the surface of our Star. They also had a glimpse of the vastness of space between Earth and the Sun using a scaled version of our planet and star. Also,... Read More...
Apr 16
2011
The Sun: Not So Boring
by 
GAMBlog
GAMBlogAs an ex-solar physicist, I've been watching the sun with fascination as its activity predictably ebbs and flows over an 11-year cycle. However, in recent years, our nearest star has delivered some surprises. In May 2009, I jokingly remarked in a Discovery News article that the "sun is being really boring." This was in response to the extended solar minimum that had turned our usually dynamic and explosive sun into a spotless, quiescent disk. Back then, the sun's lull had extended to 18 months after the start of Solar Cycle 24. Today, the sun is exploding with activity, crackling with... Read More...
Apr 15
2011
Orb of Light
Glued above the sky at night Glowing orb of shining light Sweet reflection of Sun's rays Changing faces day-by-day Blemished scars of meteors fall Seen in shadowed crater walls Holds the story of time past In its surface record cast In Earth's shadow masked in blood Coat of fear, drives people mad Hide the Sun through full eclipse Fill the day in darkness bliss Pull the seas up with your tides In your light let starlight hide And high above, let ring of light Surround you in such glorious sight Read More...
Apr 15
2011
Astronomically speaking - a rough guide to creating your own podcast
by GAMBlog
GAMBlogIf you love astronomy and are keen to share your passion with a wide audience, one way you can go about it is through podcasting. Creating your own podcast does not require expensive equipment, and if you are reading this then it is likely that you already have access to a computer of some description, so you're half way there. The ingredients you need to get going are: a microphone, a computer, audio editing software, an internet connection, and an idea. Firstly, let's look at equipment. If you have access to a stand-alone voice recorder and microphone then that is... Read More...
Apr 15
2011
Space Scoop - Bringing news across the Universe to children around the world
by GAMBlog
GAMBlogUniverse Awareness has started a collaboration with the European Southern Observatory (ESO) to produce the astronomy news service Space Scoop — versions of ESO Science and Photo Releases that are written specifically for children aged between 7 and 11 years old. Space Scoop is meant to feed children's curiosity about the Universe, by allowing them to access ESO releases. This project is a contribution of UNAWE to the Global Astronomy Month 2011. Our plan is to expand the service to other astronomical organisations and institutions. If you are a teacher or educator, you can print the story and image and... Read More...
Apr 14
2011
exploring the solar system
This post actually to testing how to embed a video on a blog post but, I found an interesting old video taken more than a year ago when I teach kindrgarten students At that time I introduce solar system to them, and at the end of the session I show them a script from celestia. They were exciting and pretend to be in a spaceship, exploring the solar system and visit each planet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOs3aogCreg Read More...
Apr 13
2011
Our Light or Starlight?
by GAMBlog
GAMBlogChildren can play key roles in raising awareness about light pollution. The arc or the Milky Way seen from a truly dark location is part of our planet's natural heritage. But with half of the world's population now living in cities, many urban dwellers have never experienced the wonderment of pristinely dark skies and maybe never will. So, how do you explain to them the importance of what they've lost to artificial skyglow? How can you make them aware that light pollution is a concern on many fronts: safety, energy conservation, cost, health, effects on wildlife, as well as our... Read More...
Apr 12
2011
30 Night of Star Peace in Nicaragua (brief report)
Date: April 9th, 2011. Location: Villa Sandino's Communiy House frontyard. City/Country: Granada, Nicaragua. Lat: 11.946491 N Long: -85.949417 W Beggining Time: 7:30 pm (local time -6GMT) Ending time: 10:30 pm (local time -6GMT) Organizing Club: Asociacion Nicaraguense de Astronomos Aficionados, ANASA. Person in charge: Julio Vannini. Attendees: 60+ people. Telescopes: (1) 3" Newtonian reflector with Equatorial Mount. Objects observed/shown: Moon, Saturn, Mizar-Alcor and Omega Centauri. Notes on the event: About 70% of the observers where teenagers and kids. The event was escorted by the "La Villa Firemen Station". URL for Picasa Album: https://picasaweb.google.com/jvannini/30NightsOfStarPeaceNicaragua2011 Read More...
Apr 12
2011
Celebrating 50 Years of Space Flight
by 
Raven Yu
Raven YuGoogle and Youtube are celebrating 50th Anniversary of Space flight! The Google Doodle's art wizards have created a distinctly 1960s-looking version of the famous logo. The first letter ‘o' has been replaced with a drawing of Gagarin in his space suit while the second ‘o' has become the planet Earth. Charmingly, when you first see the logo, an animated spaceship launches from the planet's surface. If you want to see it take off again, just hit refresh. The Gagarin Google Doodle is the latest in a long line of artistic logo variations that the search engine has produced. Yuri Gagarin:... Read More...
Apr 12
2011
The REAL Magic of Astronomy
by GAMBlog
GAMBlogToo often, when others learn of my passion for the night sky, they mistake my astronomy for their astrology. Although I'm often frustrated by this confusion, I am not surprised. How can we expect the general population to know the difference between astrology and astronomy, when horoscopes are prevalent in nearly every print media and the stars are invisible behind the glare of light pollution? Just as science promises to break the chains of superstition, technology now threatens to enshroud us beneath its pollution. Where once we saw the stars as a common backdrop, but had not the knowledge to... Read More...
Apr 11
2011
The Right Scope For The Right Observer
by 
Keith Burr
Keith BurrWhen I was a young boy my Great Aunt Peg bought me a telescope for Christmas one year. It was the only thing that I wanted for a couple of years. My Aunt finally went out and picked one up for me. It was a 60 mm Tasco refractor in a very shaky AltAz mount. With this scope that sparked my astronomy interests I looked at the moon pretty much every time I took it out. That was about all I was able to see with it. I was getting very discouraged with the views I was getting with the... Read More...
Apr 11
2011
sky observation at planetarium tenggarong
sudah 2 kali planetarium mengadakan pengamatan langit dengan teleskop. dan keduanya ramai pengunjung. padahal kalau dilihat harinya (hari sabtu), publikasi sangat terbatas karena lebih mengharapkan pada pengunjung planetarium. padahal pengunjung baru ramai jika hari minggu. tapi akhirnya publikasi dilakukan juga ke sekolah-sekolah. Read More...
Apr 11
2011
Saludos : Evento La Noche de Yuri Gagarín 12 04 1961 - 12 04 2011
Saludos a todos : Les remito a todos la url donde podran registrar sus eventos astronomicos y/o fiesta de telescopios, con respecto a la fiesta conmemorativa de los primeros 50 años del primer hombre en el espacio : Yuri Gagarin. url : http://yurisnight.net/ Animense y registren sus eventos. Atte Ricardo A. Martinez - www.ram9.co.cc Caracas - Venezuela. Read More...
Apr 10
2011
GAM 2011 - Semana de la LUNA : del 10 al 16 abril 2011
Saludos para todos : les remito info sobre la semana de la luna para que participen. Atte. Ricardo A. Martinez.- www.ram9.co.cc - Caracas - Venezuela Representante de Astronomos sin fronteras por Venezuela en el mes global de la astronomia Abril 2011. Semana de la LUNA : del 10 al 16 abril 2011 La Luna es la compañera de viaje de la Tierra en el espacio es una parte integral de la vida en la Tierra. Sin embargo, pocas personas lo notan o reconocer su importancia para nosotros. A través de Mes Mundial de la Astronomía, la Luna se celebrará a... Read More...
Apr 10
2011
Star Party for 5th and 6th grade students
On April 5th we hosted a a star party for our local grade school to kick off our Global Astronomy Month events. The program included an indoor presentation by our club president which covered a brief history of astronomy, how the sky looked tonight, the types of telescopes the students would be looking through and what deep sky objects they may see in with those telescopes. The program also talked about light pollution and the effect it has on society and the night sky. Once the students came outdoors to look through the telescopes, the things they learned about during... Read More...
Apr 08
2011
Germany's Astronomietag coincides with the Global Star Party
by GAMBlog
GAMBlogBy sheer coincidence the Global Star Party will be pretty big in Germany this year which is also looking forward to generally clear skies that evening: the same April 9 had been selected - some time ago - as the date for our Astronomietag (Astronomy Day), held here annually since 2003. The first one was linked to the brilliant opposition of Mars that year and thus held in September, as were the next few Astronomietage - but there was a problem: Here at 50° North the evening ecliptic lies very flat in the fall, and thus the view of planets... Read More...
Apr 07
2011
Germany's Astronomietag coincides with the Global Star Party
By sheer coincidence the Global Star Party will be pretty big in Germany this year which is also looking forward to generally clear skies that evening: the same April 9 had been selected - some time ago - as the date for our Astronomietag (Astronomy Day), held here annually since 2003. The first one was linked to the brilliant opposition of Mars that year and thus held in September, as were the next few Astronomietage - but there was a problem: Here at 50° North the evening ecliptic lies very flat in the fall, and thus the view of planets... Read More...
Apr 05
2011
StarPeace More Important Than Ever
by GAMBlog
GAMBlogAs a native of Southern California, the one place that I loved to venture to quite often was the ride called, “It's a Small World,” at Disneyland. I was reflecting on all the native costumes (die-hard seamstress) and I remembered that the lyrics are very relative to amateur astronomers world wide. Not sure if you have ever read the lyrics, they not only reflect the mission of Astronomers Without Borders, but a rally cry of StarPeace. “It's a Small World” - Disney It's a world of laughter, a world of tears, It's a world of hopes and a world of... Read More...
Apr 04
2011
Come join our global events enliven astronomy month with a view movie about Saturn
Notification of the Global Astronomy Month (GAM) in 2011 has spread where - where ... time to be ... :) Back for remind again that the Global Astronomy Month formed because awareness of the night which is always filled with stars that fascinates us all. The men looked up in a state of wonder and awe for thousands of years ago until now. Despite the temporal differences in culture, nationality or religion, the sky is the common meeting place for all inhabitants of the earth. The boundaries that happened between us disappear when looking at the sky. Whoever, whatever or... Read More...
Apr 04
2011
Young Moon
by GAMBlog
GAMBlogTimetable in April New Moon 3rd 14:32 UT (Sunday) First quarter 11th 12:05 UT (Saturday) Full Moon 18th 2:44 (Friday) Last quarter 25th 2:47 UT (Friday) April 4th and 5th Baby moon…not small, just very young During the two weeks between New and Full Moon, our cosmic neighbor is always visible in the early night sky. But, just after New Moon, our natural satellite is unfortunately still much to near the Sun in the sky to be really observable. The first chance to glimpse a very young moon this month will be on April 4th right after sunset (around 19:00... Read More...
Apr 03
2011
The Universe, Ours to Discover
by GAMBlog
GAMBlogPhoto credit: Babak Tafreshi/ TWAN . The International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009) was a watershed for astronomy outreach, awareness and education. Astronomy has always fascinated the public, and web sites like NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day are among the most widely visited in the world. But IYA2009 launched new programs, brought astronomy outreach to new areas and recruited participants like never before. IYA2009 was just the beginning. The party was never meant to end when the clock struck midnight on 31 December. Many of the programs that got a start during 2009 are continuing. But just as important,... Read More...
Apr 01
2011
Maine, USA and Nepal ...One People, One Sky
Dear AWB Friends, Riwaj Pokhrel and Joan Chamberlin would like to share with you our wonderful experience that has developed because of our connection with Astronomers Without Borders and Citizen Sky. Without these two organizations our paths would not have crossed, and the friendship that has developed between us and between our clubs would not have come about. Joan came from Maine and arrived in Nepal on March 12th. She was met at Tribhuven Airport by 4 members of Nepal Astronomical Society, who she had gotten to know on Facebook through Riwaj. It was such an exciting moment to meet... Read More...
Mar 15
2011
Abril mes mundial de la astronomia 2011- Venezuela
Saludos para Todos : Les remito info acerca del mes mundial de la astronomia 2011, esperando que se sumen y participen para representar a Venezuela en estos eventos. Atte Ricardo A. Martinez - www.ram9.co.cc - Caracas - Venezuela Miembro de Astronomos sin Fronteras por Venezuela - http://www.astronomerswithoutborders.org Abril Mes Mundial de la Astronomía 2011 10 maneras de participar Abril 2011 se acerca rápidamente y Astronomos sin Fronteras de todo el mundo están ocupados la organización de eventos con motivo de la celebración del mes dedicado a la astronomía y la belleza de la observación del cielo. Únete a ellos en... Read More...
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