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Oct 21

LAAS Public Star Party - Oct. 20, 2018 - Additional Photos by Todd Kunioka/LAAS

Additional photos available at: https://www.facebook.com/LosAngelesAstronomicalSociety/

Oct 21

LAAS Public Star Party - Oct. 20, 2018

The Los Angeles Astronomical Society (LAAS) Public Star Party - Oct. 20, 2018 Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, CA USA...

Oct 20

International Observe the Moon Night

The NASA Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center and its partners, the Delmarva Space Sciences Foundation, hosted an event on Friday,...

Oct 05

Public Star Party

Public Star Party - The Los Angeles Astronomical Society Date: Oct. 20, 2018 Time: 2:00PM to 9:45 PM Location: Griffith...

Oct 04

BEIJING ANCIENT OBSERVATORY - GABRIEL JAIMES

Greetings and Clear Skies! On October, 1st I had the opportunity to visit the Ancient Observatorie in Beijing, China. Declared...

Sep 29

AWB SERBIA - BEST SCHOOL WORK OF SUN SYSTEM MODEL

Students of the school in Belgrade, Serbia made a model of the Sun System. It took several days, while the...

Sep 24

UA Sigma Sorority Event

Tuscon Amateur Astronomy Association From: Jim Knoll Sent: Friday, September 21, 8:14 AM We used the Astronomers without Borders Celestron...

Sep 23

Astroclubul Bucuresti at Sci-Fi-Fest 2018 in Bucharest, Romania

Our association was invited to participate in the science themed festival "Sci+Fi FEST" in Bucharest, Romania. The festival took place...

Sep 22

AWB SERBIA - ASTRONOMY QUIZ ON SEPTEMBER 15th 2018

Every 15th of the month, except in April, AWB is organizing a small quiz featuring 10 questions on a selected...

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Global Astronomy Month 2016

Global Astronomy Month (GAM), organized each April by Astronomers Without Borders, is the world's largest global celebration of astronomy. GAM 2016 brings new ideas and new opportunities, again bringing enthusiasts together worldwide to celebrate Astronomers Without Borders' motto One People, One Sky.

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Big thank you to Slooh for inviting Astronomers Without Borders onto such a fantastic global broadcast to #ObserveTheMoon. #OnePeopleOneSky And thanks to everyone for sharing 🌙 pics with us too....

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20 October from Twitter

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20 October from Twitter

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20 October from Twitter

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20 October from Twitter

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RT @JoanMarieGalat: Tonight is International Observe the Moon Night! How could I not mention this book? Meet Rabbit of the Mi’k Maq legend,…

20 October from Twitter

We want your best #MoonShot! TODAY: #ObserveTheMoon and send us your photos celebrating International Observe the Moon Night. Photo Credit: Eyad Shaker, Iraq

20 October from Facebook

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RT @CKBonestell: In 1944, this is what Americans thought space exploration might look like in the future. We have a long ways to go, but th…

19 October from Twitter

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19 October from Twitter

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We are excited to be on the @Slooh show and see live feeds and photos of the Moon! See u there! https://t.co/GljB1oD4ZM

19 October from Twitter

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We want your best #MoonShot! #ObserveTheMoon and send us your photos this Oct.20th celebrating International Observ… https://t.co/NVGMY7e6Di

19 October from Twitter

We want your best #MoonShot! #ObserveTheMoon and send us your photos this Oct.20th celebrating International Observe the Moon Night.

17 October from Facebook

Consider adding your voice in the battle against light pollution across Europe. Now is the time to save our common heritage of the night sky. http://www.pibinko.org/heres-a-petition-to-the-european-parliament-on-light-pollution-for-you-to-consider/

17 October from Facebook

Our President Mike Simmons and our videographer Jessica Suzette Santascoy along with some AWB National Coordinators/members are attending #AstroFest2018 this week in Târgoviște, Romania. #OnePeopleOneSky

16 October from Facebook

We are proud of our Director of AstroArts program! Keep pushing the boundaries of astronomical artwork Daniela De Paulis. Check out this beautiful little film made of her latest project:...

15 October from Facebook

Our friends at the Portuguese Language office of the Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) is looking to raise the necessary funds to bring a student from Cape Verde to...

12 October from Facebook

Need a Gift idea? Our OneSky telescope. Ranked as one of the best scopes under $200. FREE US Shipping & $$$ supports our 🌍 #STEM edu prgms. bit.ly/2MDa1QT

11 October from Facebook

Galactic Sunflower - new #astropoetry by Harley White https://bit.ly/2QDX6Qf

10 October from Facebook

AWB Member's Report by Liliana Gracanin : Students of a school in Belgrade, Serbia made a model of the Sun System. https://bit.ly/2C7hbu8

10 October from Facebook

Big thanks to Donald Prichard for renewing your sustaining membership with AWB! Your contribution directly supports our global outreach efforts. #OnePeopleOneSky Get Involved Today: https://astronomerswithoutborders.org/support-awb/join-awb.html

05 October from Facebook

Save the date! October 20th. #ObservetheMoon

04 October from Facebook

Check our own AWB Director of AstroArts Daniela De Paulis talking about connections between space and art with Pamela L Gay CosmoQuest https://www.twitch.tv/videos/312497097

01 October from Facebook

Welcome to new AWB member Paul McCasland. Your contribution directly supports our global outreach efforts. #OnePeopleOneSky Get Involved Today: https://astronomerswithoutborders.org/support-awb/join-awb.html

27 September from Facebook

Big welcome to Caroline Wolf - our newest paid AWB member. Your contribution directly supports our global outreach efforts. #OnePeopleOneSky Get Involved Today: https://astronomerswithoutborders.org/support-awb/join-awb.html

26 September from Facebook

New #astropoetry celebrating Mars opposition and lunar eclipse by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe from Bucharest, Romania #OnePeopleOneSky https://bit.ly/2pdZj9o

16 September from Facebook

Back in Stock! Our OneSky telescope. Ranked as one of the best scopes under $200. FREE US Shipping & $$$ supports our 🌍 #STEM edu prgms. #SharetheSky https://bit.ly/2MDa1QT

16 September from Facebook

Thanks to James Maroney for renewing AWB membership. Your contribution directly supports our global outreach efforts. YOU can make a difference too! #OnePeopleOneSky Every $ counts: https://astronomerswithoutborders.org/support-awb/join-awb.html

15 September from Facebook

Thanks to Wendell Brown for donating to AWB! Your contribution directly supports our global outreach efforts. YOU can make a difference too! #OnePeopleOneSky https://astronomerswithoutborders.org/about-us/become-a-donor.html

14 September from Facebook

Join Astronomers Without Borders global community as a member. Get the latest news & program updates, and take part! There are observing prgrms, online prgrms, & more to join in...

14 September from Facebook

AWB having a general meeting of staff and board today! Everyone excited to have this opportunity to chart our coarse for the future. #OnePeopleOneSky

09 September from Facebook

Perseids at the Zoo, new #astropoem by Errol Rickman, Jamaica We settled in front of the bandstand, lovingly called "the Dome". To see the Meteors, and Planets on display At...

07 September from Facebook

Skies of Romania 65, new #astropoem by Valentin Grigore and Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

06 September from Facebook

Skies of Romania (64), new #astropoem by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

03 September from Facebook

Global Astronomy Month 2017 Trailer HD

Trailer for GAM2017!

31 March 2017 from YouTube

Message from AWB Founder and President Mike Simmons

Astronomers Without Borders Founder and President Mike Simmons reaches out to the AWB community for support for new programs in the new year.

30 December 2016 from YouTube

Astronaut Nicole Stott, AstroArtist of the Month

NOTE NEW RE-SCHEDULED DATE: October 14th 9am PDT Join us for this very special program featuring Nicole Stott, retired NASA astronaut. Nicole created ...

14 October 2016 from YouTube

Lucy West and Jon Ramer

A conversation with Lucy West AWB's astroartist of the month for July and August and Jon Ramer the director of IAAA (International Association of Astronomical ...

01 September 2016 from YouTube

AstroArtist ArthurWoods April16

April's AstroArtist of the Month is Arthur Woods. Here is Daniela de Paulis, AWB's astroarts editor interviewing Arthur on his love of astronomy and the arts.

23 May 2016 from YouTube

The World at Night: Stories from the Edge

You've seen the amazing landscape astrophotography produced by the team from The World at Night (TWAN) the sky above Earth's most beautiful and ...

30 April 2016 from YouTube

OPTICKS

OPTICKS is a Cosmic Mail Art happening between the Earth and the Moon, during which images are transmitted to the Moon and back as radio signals in real ...

09 April 2016 from YouTube

Moved! New URL http://youtu.be/xFuljeM7jYI

This event had to change URLs. Please go to http://youtu.be/xFuljeM7jYI.

02 April 2016 from YouTube

GAM 2016 Trailer

GAM2016 is going to be bigger and better than ever! Check out the program schedule here: ...

05 March 2016 from YouTube

White House Astronomy Night - Promoting STEM

President Obama hosted the second-ever White House Astronomy Night on October 19, 2015 which highlighted the importance of inspiring more girls and boys ...

17 November 2015 from YouTube

GAM2015 Wrap Up Hangout

Join us as we discuss the past month and the great success that was Global Astronomy Month 2015! We will have guests from all over the globe discussing the ...

14 May 2015 from YouTube

OPTICKS GAM 2015

13 May 2015 from YouTube

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Global Astronomy Month 2017 Trailer HD

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Astronaut Nicole Stott, AstroArtist of the Month

Lucy West and Jon Ramer

AstroArtist ArthurWoods April16

The World at Night: Stories from the Edge

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Moved! New URL http://youtu.be/xFuljeM7jYI

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White House Astronomy Night - Promoting STEM

GAM2015 Wrap Up Hangout

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