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The essence of Astronomers Without Borders is sharing through connection, interaction and collaboration. Programs focus on bringing members of the Astronomers Without Borders worldwide community together to share resources, ideas and inspiration, allowing local visions to become global realities.

Global Astronomy Month 2010

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Global Astronomy Month (GAM) is a follow-up to the unprecedented success of the 100 Hours of Astronomy cornerstone project of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 which was largely organized by Astronomers Without Borders. Held over four days in April 2009, that project was the largest single scientific outreach event ever held, with millions of people taking part. GAM 2010 will be even larger with the entire month of April bringing astronomy enthusiasts of all types out for a wide variety of activities. The theme of GAM 2010 is Astronomers Without Borders motto: One People, One Sky. Connections between astronomers around the world, allowing them to hold events together and share with others, is an important part of the program.

Go to the Global Astronomy Month project pages.

Tour of the Universe by Children of the World

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Tour of the Universe by Children of the World is a beautiful and inspirational multimedia video project made from children's contributions to the International Year of Astronomy 2009. Meant to ignite the imaginations of children and adults alike with the wonder of the cosmos -- the one thing that is truly Universal -- Tour of the Universe will be available as a free download.

Did you host or participate in an event involving children during IYA2009? Tour of the Universe by Children of the World is seeking contributions!

Go to the Tour of the Universe by Children of the World project pages.

Remote Observing

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Remote Observing is a new project that aims to bring the fun and excitement of observing to AWB groups around the world. The idea is to have AWB groups control remote telescopes online, share their sessions with other groups, and to collaborate on observing projects.

The Remote Observing project kicked off with an event on Sept 25, in collaboration with with Dr. Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Observatory. Read the report and see the images from this first event.

Big Dipper to Southern Cross took place in January 2010, on the 8th in the northern hemisphere and on the 10th in the southern hemisphere. A total of 7500 people from more than 80 countries took part in the two-part event. The sky of each hemisphere was highlighted for the benefit of residents of the other hemisphere. Find links to reports and images from the event on the project page.

Go to the Remote Observing project pages.

Seasons without Borders

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Seasons without Borders uses the days of the changing of the seasons as a time to explore the motion of the Sun in our sky as we travel around it throughout the year. Groups have special activities for public outreach and education for these interesting days, and some connect with other Affiliates to share observations from different parts of the world.

The next Seasons Without Borders event is 21-22 December 2009.

Go to the Seasons Without Borders project pages.

100 Hours of Astronomy

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100 Hours of Astronomy (100HA) is a Cornerstone Project of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009). This unprecedented worldwide outreach event took place from 2-5 April and Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) had a lead role. A wide range of public outreach activities took place including a 24-hour webcast from inside 80 research observatories around the world and a 24-hour global star party. Altogether it was the largest public outreach effort ever conducted, reaching millions of people in more than 100 countries. Many AWB Affiliates took part, and follow-up reports, photos and videos are available on this web site especially at the project web site. More programs are planned by AWB throughout IYA2009 to build on this historic event.

100 Hours of Astronomy

The World at Night

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THE WORLD AT NIGHT (TWAN)

The World At Night (TWAN)is a global project to create a collection of photographs and time-lapse videos of the world’s most beautiful and historic sites against a nightime backdrop of stars, planets and celestial events.

Go to the The World at Night project pages.

STAR

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STAR
Sharing Telescopes and Resources (STAR) gathers telescopes and other materials and passes them on to organizations where these resources are difficult to acquire.

Go to the Sharing Telescopes and Resources project pages.