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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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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]
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...
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,...
