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.
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!
 
Expedition to El Gran Telescopio Canarias
Everyone is invited and encouraged to submit their contributions to this special GAM astropoetry project organized by the Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy (SARM).
This international astropoetry project is based on the theme of visiting the largest international concentration of telescopes in the northern hemisphere – and home to the largest optical and gamma-ray telescopes in the world – at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM) at La Palma on the Canary Islands archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. Contributions combine cultural, educational, literaryand astronomical aspects through both verse and images.
MicroObservatory Astrophotography Contest
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.
NASA Voyage into Deep Space Live Webcast
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.
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 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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Write Your Name in the Sky
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 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.
Planetarians Without Borders
Throughout April, 2011
The Planetarium Working Group is dedicated to gathering, sharing and creating activities in planetariums. The project Planetarians Without Borders, launched during Global Astronomy Month, April 2011, and focuses on bringing together planetarium professionals around the globe in ongoing programs and events meant to be sustainable even beyond GAM.
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.
Live Stream
Thursday April 28, 2011
19:00 UT
Composer: Giovanni Renzo
Cosmic Concert is a free online musical. It will be live streamed here. We welcome groups to screen this cosmic musical experience to an audience.
Giovanni Renzo was born in Messina, Italy, in 1962. He graduated from the Conservatorio “Corelli” of his hometown in 1986, continuing his musical education in Rome. He made his debut in 1979 as a jazz pianist. In 1994 he founded and directed the Messina Jazz Orchestra. He regularly plays in concerts and festivals in tour around Italy, alternating his concerts with teaching and composition. Renzo has composed the music for more than twenty theatrical performances. He won the Special Mention at the International Film Music Contest “Mario Nascimbene Award 2006.” His first recording, “Eclisse” (1989), is a collection of piano solo compositions. Then he produced “La distanza della Luna” (two editions, 1996 and 2007), “Il mare” (2001), live recording featuring Paolo Fresu and “Suono e ritmo quintet,” and “Infanzia” (2008), again piano solo.
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.
Welcome to the GAM 2012 Astropoetry Blog! We have set this blog up as a special place for astropoems relating to GAM 2012 programs. Most especially, we’re looking for poems from our readers focused on two areas: (1) Dark Skies, both their beauty and the need for them; and (2) the Moon. Write your “moonlight cocktails” of poetry now — and send them to
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— so that during Lunar Week (April 1-7) we will have brand-new moon-related poems to show our readers on every day of that week. And you will have the satisfaction of being a published poet! Be sure your submission includes your name and where you are from (city and country). If you wish, you can also include a few words about the circumstances that led to writing the poem. And please note on you submission whether the poem is related to a GAM 2012 program.
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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