The inagural AWB remote observing session, held on Sept. 25 in partnership with the Virtual Telescope was a great success. More than 650 viewers from 45 different countries came together to enjoy the sky together as Dr. Gianluca Masi led them from one object to another, creating images of each as the global audience commented, asked questions and chatted with each other through instant messaging. The Ring Nebula, the giant planet Jupiter, the great globular cluster in Hercules known as M13, and more were visited as participants traveling together through space and time. This event is the first of many to be carried out through this new partnership -- a long-term program of remote observing that brings together AWB Affiliates and friends from around the world to look up and share the sky.

For more on this event including images, a video of the entire session and reports by participants go to the event page.