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GAM Lunar Programs
Throughout Lunar Week and beyond - online, in person or even traveling there and back by radio waves - these programs focus on our nearest neighbor in space, the Moon.
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My Crescent Moon Looks Different
Submission time extended
Like the constellations, different observers in different latitudes observe the same sky differently. Now it is your turn to help us build a map with pictures of the Moon in different countries. This great graphic shows why.
Now it is your turn to help us build a map with pictures of the Moon in different countries. Your images should be acquired on the nights of 9, 10, 11 and 12 of April. A map with all the images will be produced to share with everyone.
Your images should be acquired during the nights of 9 through 12 April. Be sure they represent what you see with the naked eye. If they're inverted because they're taken through a telescope then edit them to look like what you see without the telescope. When they're ready, upload them to our site below to be included in the map.
Project home page on the Galileo Teacher Training Program website.
You must be registered on this site and logged in to upload your photos. The upload tool will appear below when you are logged in.
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Contribute to this important project during Global Astronomy Month 2011
The Moon and Culture project seeks to bring together the unique cultural perspectives of our closest neighbor in space, the Moon, from cultures around the world. Every culture on earth has a view of the moon that is unique to them, their heritage and their identity as a people.
Share your cultural Moon stories with others through this unique collection.
Ask a European Space Agency Scientist
Do you have a question about the Moon? Ask a Space Scientist! Professor Bernard Foing, a Space Scientist at the European Space Agency, will be answering your questions about the Moon from now till 15 May 2011.
Perhaps you have always wondered what the Moon is made of, or how the Moon was formed, or even how humans or robots might explore the Moon in the future.
The answers to the best questions will be posted on the GAM website.
Remember to provide your email address. Without it we will not be able to send you an answer to your question. We will do our best to respond to all the questions that are submitted however this may not be possible due to a high volume of questions.
Submit your question here!
 
Sunday, 10 April at 18.00 UTC
A live audio-visual radio transmission performance between Earth and the Moon
A project by Daniela de Paulis in collaboration with Jan van Muijlwijk and CAMRAS at Dwingeloo radio telescope
Live audio and video broadcast from Dwingeloo radio telescope on Ustream. Search for "OPTICKS" to find the event broadcast.
April 10 to 16, 2011
The Moon—Earth’s traveling companion in space—is an integral part of life on Earth. Still, few people notice it or recognize its importance to us. Through out Global Astronomy Month, the Moon will be celebrated via MoonDays . A week-long special series of programs, from April 10 through 16, will be dedicated to the Moon to help people rediscover our closest companion in space.
Lunar Week takes place while the Moon is well-placed for observation in the evening sky. As the Moon's phases and positions change during its orbit around the Earth, there will be Moon-themed star parties to observe the Moon by telescope and naked eye, educational programs, online observing events, competitions and a celebration of the Moon in different cultures. We will be distributing Moon-related information in various forms, including answers to such common questions as: Why is it important to explore the Moon? How does the Moon affect our daily life? Why is the Moon visible during the day or night? Why do its phases change? All Moon missions and educational programs are invited to participate.
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
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at Bellatrix Observatory.
Live images of the Moon online
Live images of the Moon from around the world during GAM Lunar Week
Tune in to see the Moon from sites around the world.
Throughout April, 2011
The GTTP MoonDays, is a collaborative activity of The Galileo Teacher Training Programme and Astronomers Without Borders as part of the Global Astronomy Month 2011 . It will be launched during the Global Astronomy Month 2011. It will be an invitation for educators, amateur astronomers, outreach promoters and everyone to observe and appreciate our natural satellite in a whole new way. During GAM 2011, there will be a whole week devoted to exploration of the Moon (Lunar Week) as well as a selection of days spread throughout the month to embrace projects that require a longer time interval. There will also be a set of dates throughout the whole year devoted to the exploration of the Moon, providing an opportunity for the completion of deeper research projects and a long-term exploration of our nearest neighbor.
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, “One People, One Sky.”
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