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United Nations endorses IYA2009 |
The United Nations 62nd General Assembly proclaimed 2009 the International Year of Astronomy. This follows the earlier endorsement by UNESCO and so the year may now be said to be truly official. Further details can be found at http://www.astronomy2009.org/ |
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Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2007 (CAP2007) was held in Athens from Oct 8th through 11th. It was incredibly productive and the UK was very well represented. Find out what happened and see how this feeds into IYA2009
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What is the International Year of Astronomy 2009? |
The International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009) is an exciting global celebration of astronomy and its contributions to society and culture. Coinciding with the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s first glimpses through a telescope and the birth of modern astronomy, it gives people all over the world the chance to get involved in this fascinating science and experience the wonders of the night time sky.
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Talk on IYA2009 by Professor Ian Robson at NAM2007 |
This is a powerpoint presentation of a talk by Professor Ian Robson, the Chair of the UK Steering Committee and the UK Single Point of Contact for the International Year of Astronomy 2009, to the National Astronomy Meeting, held at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, in April 2007.
It describes the aims of IYA2009, suggestions as to what events might take place, who should be involved and what has been done so far in terms of the UK organisation.
To obtain the Power Point presentation, please click here. |
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