Live images of the Moon from around the world during GAM Lunar Week
Tune in to see the Moon from sites around the world.
With Sonification for the Blind
April 10 and 11, 18:00 to 20:00 UT
LIVE from NASA, join a special deep space journey through a robotic telescope
The Deep Space Live Web Cast is a global effort coordinated simultaneously by different organisations around the world. The program provides a unique opportunity for educators, students, amateur astronomers and outreach promoters, as well as the general public, to observe and appreciate our deep space universe using all of our senses. NASA's deep space will be a virtual journey through a telescope with musical representation (sonification) for the sight-impaired, turning light into sound.
What if you want to experience how much night sky we have lost to light pollution?
The GLOBE at Night program is a 2-week international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by encouraging everyone everywhere to measure local levels of night sky brightness and contribute observations online to a world map. Action can speak louder than words sometimes. The act of measuring night sky brightness often shows people how serious light pollution has become. The campaign ended in the northern hemisphere on April 4, but continues until April 6 in the southern hemisphere. For more information, visit Globe at Night.
Northern Hemisphere March 22 to April 4, 2011
Southern Hemisphere March 24 to April 6, 2011
April 2, commencing 22.30 UT
Perhaps, Saturn is the most elegant object in the sky. Looking at its amazing rings truly is a life-time experience and Global Astronomy Month (GAM2011, April 2011) is bringing such a great beauty to you! With just your computer and your internet connection, you will fly to Saturn, discovering its fantastic rings. Meet other friends online and share your thoughts with them. Don't miss this journey of beauty and elegance.
To join this free event, you will just need to access the Virtual Telescope webpage at the date and time shown above.
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at Belatrix Observatory.
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.
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at Bellatrix Observatory.
April 9, commencing at 20.00UT
If you have been waiting for your turn to leave for an unforgettable cruise across space and time, Global Astronomy Month (GAM2011, April 2011) is bringing to you the right chance!
Fasten your seat belt and fly to the stars, just connecting with your computer to this web page! Meet other friends online and share your thoughts with them. The Universe will look as never seen before, are you ready?
To join this free event, you will just need to access the Virtual Telescope webpage at the date and time shown above.
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at Bellatrix Observatory.
April 17, commencing at 12.30UT
The Sun will be a real "star" during Global Astronomy Month (GAM2011, April 2011)!
Switch on your computer, log on the internet and join our online, remote observing session, to spy our closest star! Meet other friends online and share your thoughts with them. You will see: the Sun has never been so amazing.
To join this free event, you will just need to access the Virtual Telescope webpage at the date and time shown above.
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at Bellatrix Observatory
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1 May commencing at 20:00 UT
As part of the Remote Observing program for Global Astronomy Month (GAM2011, April 2011), the Virtual Telescope is proud to introduce a unique event, offering you the chance to discover an astronomical object: "Write Your Name in The Sky!".
On 1 May 2011, starting at 20:00 Universal Time, our cutting-edge technology telescopes will start surfing the spring skies, hunting for new, previously unknown asteroids. The images will be made available online, in real time, to make it possible for you to search them and make the discovery! The first to report to us a potential new object will be credited as a co-discoverer of it, when we send the data to the Minor Planet Center! The typical rules for these kind of discoveries will apply.
So, while having fun with remote astronomy and chatting with many friends from all around the world, you can enjoy hunting for the unknown. You may get to write your name in the sky!
To join this free event, you will just need to access the Virtual Telescope Website at the date and time shown above.
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at Bellatrix Obseervatory.
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.”
April 17, 2011
SunDay, on Sunday April 17th, is a day dedicated to our star, the Sun. The Sun is the main source of energy for Earth. As each part of the globe rotates daily into the Sun’s warm and cheering glow, darkness is removed and our world is energized.
SunDay is a project intended to raise people’s awareness of our star. What is it? How does it affect us? The different layers of the Sun, solar activity (sunspots, flares, prominences, coronal mass ejections and the solar wind), space weather, energy production, helioseismology—these are all different aspects of the Sun waiting to be discovered and understood.
SunDay activities you can organize and take part in range from simple to complex, giving participants a wide choice that allows even those who can’t afford an expensive telescope to learn and teach something new about our star. In planning your own Sun Day activities, start with the suggestions below and then use your creative imagination!
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.
Throughout April, 2011
Among the new features of GAM 2011 will be special programs designed especially for individuals with visual and other sensory impairments. Motivated by the example of such outstanding blind astronomers as Kent Cullers of the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) program, Astronomers Without Borders has organized the People with Disabilities Working Group to develop special programs for visually impaired and hearing impaired people. These programs are designed to help these individuals reach out and explore the universe in ways unlimited by the senses.
April 2-3, 2011
It’s time to welcome back Saturn, the “Lord of the Rings,” with Beauty Without Borders Saturn Watch 2011 - a stunning kickoff event for the first weekend of Global Astronomy Month.
It’s all about sharing. Wherever you are in the world, you can join the Watchers by simply gathering a group of friends, family, or amateur astronomers from your local astronomy club - and setting up telescopes in public to share the those breathtaking views of Saturn with others. Afterward, share the pictures, stories, or poems you create from the event with others on the AWB web site.
April 21-22, 2011
Perhaps you've seen "shooting stars" before, but during GAM you can witness a meteor shower!
The Lyrids meteor shower happens each year from about April 16 to 26 but the most are seen on April 22. Don't expect continuous meteors covering the sky but you'll still see a good display. A shower occurs when Earth goes through a swarm of material in space and the meteors appear to come from one point in the sky known as the radiant, in this case in the constellation of Lyra (giving the annual event its name). You'll see the most Lyrid meteors near the shower's peak on April 22 as Earth moves through the debris left behind by Comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher, a regular visitor to the inner solar system referred to as a periodic commet. The recorded history of the Lyrids is longer than any other, with records of observations going back 2600 years.
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 1, commencing 18:45UT
Would you like to explore the many treasures of the famous Messier Catalogue from home? Would you like to see as many of them as possible, in a single night? This is what is called a Messier Marathon!
After the unprecedent success of the 2010 edition, even for Global Astronomy Month 2011 (GAM2011, April 2011), we will offer an online Messier Marathon, using our robotic telescopes, providing real time images and live comments. All this while chatting and sharing your passion and excitement with friends from all around the world.
To join this free event, you will just need to access the Virtual Telescope Webpage at the date/time shown above.
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at Bellatrix Observatory.
Be part of a chain of events traveling around the world in 30 nights...
April 1 to 30, 2011
THIRTY NIGHTS OF STARPEACE is a global project inspired by the idea of sharing the starry-night experience among neighboring astronomy groups across national borders, one segment of the globe at a time, on successive nights during the month of April. It's a way of bringing to focus a spirit of fellowship, communication, and a love for the high and open sky within a specific part of the world every single night.
Throughout April, 2011
Following the outstanding success of 100 Hours of Remote Astronomy in April 2009 and continuing AWB remote observing programs, Global Astronomy Month 2011 (GAM2011) is introducing special remote observing programs throughout the month. Exciting activities using advanced, remotely-accessible observatories will include online guided cosmic shows, free personal remote observing sessions, and special discounts for observing time for those who want to do more. Discover the benefits of remote astronomy and enjoy the sky from the comfort of your own home.
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