Sound good? Sign up for the launch at cosmiccollections.eventbrite.com. Got some great ideas, but not sure how to turn them into a website? Then register your details to find some team mates. Multi-disciplinary teams are encouraged, and don't worry if you can't make it to London for the launch - the competition is open to all, and submission and judging take place online.
One of the most fantastic sights you can see is the Moon through a good telescope - the craters and mountains provide a fantastic and memorable experience. Autumn Moonwatch will provide you with an opportunity to see the Moon through a telescope.
Autumn Moonwatch 24 October - 01 November 2009
This is the oppprtunity for you to experience of a wide range of public outreach activities, live science events, observing with telescopes, research observatory webcasts and sidewalk astronomy events.One of the key goals is to have as many people as possible look through a telescope, as Galileo did for the first time 400 years ago.
Your local astronomical society, university or science centre will be putting on events during the Moonwatch weeks and you can find out what's on near you by visiting "Find Your Local Events" in the left-hand toolbar and entering your postcode.
Twitter Moonwatch Competition - Your Chance to Control a Professional Telescope!
As part of Twitter Moonwatch we are teaming up with the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope network (LCOGT) and the Faulkes Telescope Network to give you the chance to win observing time on a professional-grade telescope!
The 2m Faulkes Telescope South, situated in New South Wales, Australia, can be controlled remotely over the internet via a user-friendly interface, so all you need to take part is a PC with an internet connection!
We have four blocks of 1 hour each to give away between 0930 and 1830 GMT on Tuesday 27 October 2009 (observing time is normally only available to UK schools).
As part of Autumn Moonwatch (24 October - 01 November 2009), IYA2009 in the UK, in association with Newbury Astronomical Society, are running Twitter Moonwatch (on the evenings of 26 & 27 October 2009).
She is an Astronomer, the International Year of Astronomy 2009 Cornerstone Project, has launched a web forum for female professional and amateur astronomers, students, and those interested in the gender equality problem in science.
“As part of the ‘She is an Astronomer’ project, we have been speaking to women all over the world and at all stages of their careers about their experiences working in astronomy. A recurrent theme that has emerged from these interviews is the importance of support and mentoring from other women working in the field. We hope that this forum will provide an opportunity, not only for women – and men – to discuss gender issues, share ideas and best practice, but to open up channels of communication for women working at all levels in astronomy and in all countries,” said Dr Helen Walker, Chair of the International She is an Astronomer project. “The forum will be a virtual version of the lunch meeting at the IAU.”
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On Saturday 24 October the Science Museum, London, is launching a competition to release hundreds of stories from their recently opened 
One of the most fantastic sights you can see is the Moon through a good telescope - the craters and mountains provide a fantastic and memorable experience. Autumn Moonwatch will provide you with an opportunity to see the Moon through a telescope. 
As part of 