The Sky - Yours to Discover

THE SKY - YOURS TO DISCOVER is a project which invites children and young people to gaze up at the sky and identify stars, imagine new constellations, and create original stories.

The main goals of the venture are stimulating curiosity and interest towards astronomy, inviting the general public to look directly at the skies, raising awareness of the night sky, and eventually bringing into discussion the question of light pollution.

This project may involve science centres, schools, planetariums, and astronomers, all helping to motivate children of different cultures and backgrounds to observe the night sky with their own eyes.

The Sky - Yours to Discover is a project from the Science Museum of the University of Coimbra (Portugal) and several associated partners all over the world:

 

 

 

Please take a look at the best proposals:

http://www.museudaciencia.pt/index.php?iAction=Actividades&iArea=5&iId=167

 

Contacts:

Carlota Simões

E-mail:
aia2009@ci.uc.pt

URL:
http://www.museudaciencia.pt/index.php?iAction=Actividades&iArea=5&iId=18

Organisational Associates:
ESO AAS INSU CAS STRW NOVA STFC SCNAT SPA NRC MEC CNES DLR ESA JAXA NAOJ APL PS ESF ISRO ICRAN NLSI NOT U Cluster NASAEAS ASI NRAO CEA  KASI EAE SPA AUI CROSCI


The International Year of Astronomy 2009 is endorsed by the United Nations and the International Council of Science.