Poetry of the Starry Skies
Tahoe Astro-Poetry Contest In conjunction with National Poetry Month (US) and Global Astronomy Month , The Fleischmann Planetarium and Tahoe Star Tours present Poetry of the Starry Skies of Tahoe Astro-Poetry Contest Rules and guidelines: All poems must have an astronomy theme to be considered. Students K-12 are invited to enter. The contest is sponsored by the Fleischmann Planetarium and Tahoe Star Tours. First, Second, and Third Place prizes will be awarded for both entry divisions:
My Crescent Moon Looks Different
Submission time extended Like the constellations, different observers in different latitudes observe the same sky differently. Now it is your turn to help us build a map with pictures of the Moon in different countries. This great graphic shows why . Now it is your turn to help us build a map with pictures of the Moon in different countries. Your images should be acquired on the nights of 9, 10, 11 and 12 of April. A map with all the images will be produced to share with everyone. Your images should be acquired during the nights of 9 through...
Moon and Culture
Contribute to this important project during Global Astronomy Month 2011 The Moon and Culture project seeks to bring together the unique cultural perspectives of our closest neighbor in space, the Moon, from cultures around the world. Every culture on earth has a view of the moon that is unique to them, their heritage and their identity as a people. Share your cultural Moon stories with others through this unique collection.
Ask a European Space Agency Scientist
Do you have a question about the Moon? Ask a Space Scientist! Professor Bernard Foing, a Space Scientist at the European Space Agency , will be answering your questions about the Moon from now till 15 May 2011. Perhaps you have always wondered what the Moon is made of, or how the Moon was formed, or even how humans or robots might explore the Moon in the future. The answers to the best questions will be posted on the GAM website. Remember to provide your email address. Without it we will not be able to send you an answer to...
Expedition to El Gran Telescopio Canarias
Everyone is invited and encouraged to submit their contributions to this special GAM astropoetry project organized by the Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy (SARM). This international astropoetry project is based on the theme of visiting the largest international concentration of telescopes in the northern hemisphere – and home to the largest optical and gamma-ray telescopes in the world – at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM) at La Palma on the Canary Islands archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. Contributions combine cultural, educational, literaryand astronomical aspects through both verse and images.
MicroObservatory Astrophotography Contest
To celebrate Global Astronomy Month, NASA and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics are excited to announce an astrophotography contest. Take your own images of the night sky using the MicroObservatory telescopes! MicroObservatory is a network of automated telescopes that anyone can control over the Internet. Process your images with easy-to-use software, available on the Observing With NASA website . Enter your images for a chance to win some great prizes. To learn more about this contest, please visit the Observing With NASA News & Views .
Live images of the Moon online
Live images of the Moon from around the world during GAM Lunar Week Tune in to see the Moon from sites around the world.
NASA Voyage into Deep Space Live Webcast
With Sonification for the Blind April 10 and 11, 18:00 to 20:00 UT LIVE from NASA, join a special deep space journey through a robotic telescope The Deep Space Live Web Cast is a global effort coordinated simultaneously by different organisations around the world. The program provides a unique opportunity for educators, students, amateur astronomers and outreach promoters, as well as the general public, to observe and appreciate our deep space universe using all of our senses. NASA's deep space will be a virtual journey through a telescope with musical representation (sonification) for the sight-impaired, turning light into sound.
OPTICKS
Sunday, 10 April at 18.00 UTC A live audio-visual radio transmission performance between Earth and the Moon A project by Daniela de Paulis in collaboration with Jan van Muijlwijk and CAMRAS at Dwingeloo radio telescope Live audio and video broadcast from Dwingeloo radio telescope on Ustream . Search for "OPTICKS" to find the event broadcast.
Globe at Night
What if you want to experience how much night sky we have lost to light pollution? The GLOBE at Night program is a 2-week international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by encouraging everyone everywhere to measure local levels of night sky brightness and contribute observations online to a world map. Action can speak louder than words sometimes. The act of measuring night sky brightness often shows people how serious light pollution has become. The campaign ended in the northern hemisphere on April 4, but continues until April 6 in the southern hemisphere. For...
International Dark Sky Week
What is a good way to get started on preserving light pollution? International Dark-Sky Week 1 - 8 April The first week of April celebrates International Dark Sky Week (IDSW). It’s a great time to host a neighborhood star party and introduce the idea of preserving a dark night sky to your community. A poster child example is the community of Harmony, Florida with their Dark Sky Festival on April 9. The main goal of IDSW is to raise awareness of the value of maintaining dark skies. Another goal of IDSW is to encourage efficient use of outdoor lighting. That...
International Earth and Sky Photo Contest
What if you like photographing the night sky? From now until Earth Day , April 22, an on-line “ Earth and Sky ” photo contest is open for submission by photography enthusiasts from around the world. The contest theme, “ Dark Skies Importance ,” has two categories: “ Beauty of the Night Sky ” and “ Against the Lights .” Photos submitted to the contest should aim to address either category: either to impress people on how important and amazing the starry sky is or to impress people on how bad the problem of light pollution has become. Both categories...
The Sky in Your Hands
Special planetarium program for the visually impaired. To make astronomy available to everyone during IYA2009, including those with special needs, the Spanish IYA2009 National Node created the national project called “Astronomical Activities for People with Special Needs”. As part of this project, a planetarium program for the blind, “El Cielo en tus Manos ( The Sky in Your Hands )”, was produced to bring the beauty of astronomy to the visually-impaired public. Now, in association with Astronomers Without Borders, the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Valencia has made resources for this special program available to other theaters, institutions and...
Virtual Telescope
Throughout April This April 2011 Global Astronomy Month (GAM2011) is back, keeping alive the legacy of the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) and promoting friendships around the world - all under the same stars. Plenty of free events will be planned and remote astronomy will play an important role. At the Virtual Telescope we are proud to support GAM2011 and we invite you to join us over the internet for several free, public events and personal observing sessions.
Around the Ringed Planet
April 2, commencing 22.30 UT Perhaps, Saturn is the most elegant object in the sky. Looking at its amazing rings truly is a life-time experience and Global Astronomy Month (GAM2011, April 2011) is bringing such a great beauty to you! With just your computer and your internet connection, you will fly to Saturn, discovering its fantastic rings. Meet other friends online and share your thoughts with them. Don't miss this journey of beauty and elegance. To join this free event, you will just need to access the Virtual Telescope webpage at the date and time shown above. For futher information...
Walking on the Moon
April 12, commencing at 19.30UT During Global Astronomy Month (GAM2011, April 2011) you can reach the Moon from home! Just join our remote, online lunar observing session and have fun with plenty fo friends from all around the planet. Find your own crater, mountain or sea while flying over our ancient satellite, with our live narration. We promise you an unforgettable event. To join this free event, you will just need to access the Virtual Telescope Website at the date/time shown above. For futher information please contact the Virtual Telescope Team at Bellatrix Observatory.
Stars for All
April 9, commencing at 20.00UT If you have been waiting for your turn to leave for an unforgettable cruise across space and time, Global Astronomy Month (GAM2011, April 2011) is bringing to you the right chance! Fasten your seat belt and fly to the stars, just connecting with your computer to this web page! Meet other friends online and share your thoughts with them. The Universe will look as never seen before, are you ready? To join this free event, you will just need to access the Virtual Telescope webpage at the date and time shown above. For futher information please...
Here Comes The Sun
April 17, commencing at 12.30UT The Sun will be a real "star" during Global Astronomy Month (GAM2011, April 2011)! Switch on your computer, log on the internet and join our online, remote observing session, to spy our closest star! Meet other friends online and share your thoughts with them. You will see: the Sun has never been so amazing. To join this free event, you will just need to access the Virtual Telescope webpage at the date and time shown above. For futher information please contact the Virtual Telescope Team at Bellatrix Observatory [email protected]
Write Your Name in the Sky
1 May commencing at 20:00 UT As part of the Remote Observing program for Global Astronomy Month (GAM2011, April 2011), the Virtual Telescope is proud to introduce a unique event, offering you the chance to discover an astronomical object: "Write Your Name in The Sky!". On 1 May 2011, starting at 20:00 Universal Time, our cutting-edge technology telescopes will start surfing the spring skies, hunting for new, previously unknown asteroids. The images will be made available online, in real time, to make it possible for you to search them and make the discovery! The first to report to us a...
Global Star Party
April 9, 2011 Program Be sure to reserve Saturday, April 9th, for GAM’s ultimate observing event: the Global Star Party. Of course, it’s B.Y.O.T. - Bring Your Own Telescope - but encourage even those who don’t have one to come anyway. All are invited, all will be excited. It is amazing that when we turn our gaze upward all religious, national, cultural and political barriers fade into the darkness. April 9th is the time to come out under the stars, bridge gaps across the seas, and join your brother and sister skywatchers in proving that the world is, in fact,...
