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- 214th AAS Meeting - Pasadena
Pasadena Convention Center
Sunday, June 7 at 8:00am
American Astronomical Society
The Galileoscope™ is a high-quality, low-cost telescope kit developed for the International Year of Astronomy 2009 by a team of leading astronomers, optical engineers, and science educators. No matter where you live, with this easy-to-assemble, 50-mm (2-inch) diameter, 25- to 50-power achromatic refractor, you can see ...the celestial wonders that Galileo Galilei first glimpsed 400 years ago and that still delight stargazers today. These include lunar craters and mountains, four moons circling Jupiter, the phases of Venus, Saturn's rings, and countless stars invisible to the unaided eye.
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Source: www.galileoscope.org
The Galileoscope™ is a high-quality, low-costtelescope kit developed for the International Year of Astronomy 2009 by a team of leading astronomers, optical engineers, and science educators. No matter ...
American Astronomical Society
The AAS will be participating as a partner organization in LaserFest 2010, which is the 50th anniversary of the invention of the laser, a fundamental component in our modern technology.
The purpose of this celebration is to recognize and honor the accomplishments of the scientists, engineers, inventors, and entrepreneur...s who made possible the discovery, development, and application of the laser; to inform students, educators, legislators, funding agencies, and the general public about the impact that the laser has had on the economy and how it has affected and continues to affect their lives in many ways; and to use the story of the laser to illustrate the importance of the scientific discovery and technological innovation.
To find out more information visit the LaserFest website: http://www.laserfest.org/Read More
The purpose of this celebration is to recognize and honor the accomplishments of the scientists, engineers, inventors, and entrepreneur...s who made possible the discovery, development, and application of the laser; to inform students, educators, legislators, funding agencies, and the general public about the impact that the laser has had on the economy and how it has affected and continues to affect their lives in many ways; and to use the story of the laser to illustrate the importance of the scientific discovery and technological innovation.
To find out more information visit the LaserFest website: http://www.laserfest.org/Read More
Source: www.laserfest.org
Laserfest is a yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of the laser, which was invented in 1960
American Astronomical Society
Participate in the new IYA2009 Cornerstone Project: Galilean Nights on 22-24 October 2009. Amateur and professional astronomers around the globe will be taking to the streets and pointing their telescopes to the wonders that Galileo observed 400 years ago. The focus of the project is sidewalk observations of the gas g...iant Jupiter and its moons, as well as allowing members of the public to observe the Sun, our own Moon and many more celestial marvels. Find out more: http://www.galileannights.orgRead More
Source: www.galileannights.org
So, back in January you decided to give the International Year of Astronomy 2009 Opening Ceremony LiveBlog a chance. Then, against your better judgement, you read the 100 Hours of Astronomy one. Well, there’s some bad news for you: the Galilean Nights LiveBlog is here, and here to stay! ...
American Astronomical Society There are still slots for the Congressional Visits Day in 2010. Drop Anita a line if you're interested in being a part of it - past participants have really enjoyed this experience. Get involved in the process of showing policymakers the importance of science! And did I mention we cover all your travel expenses?
American Astronomical Society
Want to share your excitement about astronomy with lawmakers? Join us for the Congressional Visits Day on April 28-29, 2010. The CVD is a two-day event bringing scientists, engineers, etc. to Washington to raise the visibility and support for science, engineering, and technology in Congress.
We are now recruiting AA...S members to participate in this event - we will cover expenses for the 2-day trip to DC. Interested? Contact Anita Krishnamurthi, the Bahcall Policy Fellow at the AAS.Read More
We are now recruiting AA...S members to participate in this event - we will cover expenses for the 2-day trip to DC. Interested? Contact Anita Krishnamurthi, the Bahcall Policy Fellow at the AAS.Read More
Source: www.setcvd.org
Resources related to the importance of Science, Engineering and Technology to the nation (links to good stuff, last updated July 1, 2009).
American Astronomical Society
President Obama kicked off Astronomy Night on the South Lawn of the White House. Some 150 middle school students from the Washington area got to learn more about their universe using more than 20 telescopes provided by NASA and other organizations. They observed Jupiter, the moon and selected stars. Other activities in...cluded science presentations with samples of meteorites and moon rocks. NASA's Museum Alliance, a consortium of museums, science centers and planetariums conducted activities worldwide to coincide with the White House event. Astronomy Night helped note the International Year of Astronomy, a global celebration of contributions to society and culture in the 400 years since Galileo first used a telescope.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSgtXggeU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSgtXggeU
Source: www.youtube.com
President Obama kicked off Astronomy Night on the South Lawn of the White House. Some 150 middle school students from the Washington area got to learn more about their universe using more than 20 telescopes provided by NASA and other organizations. ...
American Astronomical Society The IYA White House star party is tonight! Get more details at the US IYA website. http://astronomy2009.us/
Source: astronomy2009.us
In the year 2009, the world will celebrate the International Year of Astronomy as it commemorates the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s use of a telescope to study the skies, and Kepler’s publication of Astronomia Nova. ...
American Astronomical Society Dear AAS Members and Meeting attendees, Due to large volume and delays in our web site response, we are extending the abstract deadline to Monday October 5 at 5:00 pm ET. Please submit your abstracts between now and then and do not wait until close to the deadline on Monday.
American Astronomical Society We have switched our website to text only mode due to the extremely high traffic going to our website today. If you are having trouble getting to the abstract submission page, go directly there with this link: members.aas.org/abstracts
American Astronomical Society Dear Members, we were swamped this afternoon with registrants for our upcoming DC meeting and have had to restructure our traffic handling on our web servers. Service provision should be significantly improved. Note that the abstracts go through a separate server and were not impacted by the registration server slow down on our site.
American Astronomical Society
The "She Is An Astronomer" cornerstone project of the International
Year of Astronomy has produced a colorful calendar for 2010 featuring
accomplished women astronomers from around the world. The illustrated calendar can be downloaded from: http://www.sheisanastronomer.org/index.p
Source: www.sheisanastronomer.org
WWW - She is an Astronomer. A IYA2009 Cornerstone project for the collation an dissemination of information and resources for Universities and female astronomers.
Source: topstars.strategies.org
For almost 20 years, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has inspired and engaged educators and students of all ages. U.S. formal (k-12, college) and informal educators are invited to submit their best examples ...
American Astronomical Society AAS Member Dr. John P. Wisnewski has been selected to receive the 2009 Chrétien Grant Award for International Research. His project is to establish a long-term collaboration with the Subaru Strategic Exploration of Exoplanets and Disks (SEEDS) project, focusing on the imaging of disks, a key program within the SEEDS project. Congratulations John!
American Astronomical Society Beginning this week, more than 50 of your fellow members are taking the time to visit their legislators in their home districts during the Congressional August recess. By visiting legislators while they are outside of DC, they will have more time to list
American Astronomical Society The repaired HST takes a look at Jupiter's new scar.
Source: www.nasa.gov
Hubble Space Telescope Captures Rare Jupiter Collision
