IYA2009 Update

13 March 2009

100 Hours of Astronomy updates

Excitement is building with only three weeks to go until the 100 Hours of Astronomy global event kicks off! Remember to register your 100HA event on the global registry if you haven't already done so.

Sky & Telescope's 100HA article: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/40657397.html
Live webcast planned: http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/program/75-live-24-hour-research-observatory-webcast
See how your country is getting on: http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/component/eventlist/countriesmap
100HA posters: http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/all-content#posters
New blog entries: http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/blogs?view=idoblog
Global photogallery: http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/photo-galleries
Official forum: http://100hoursofastronomy.org/SMF/

Planetarium shows ready to celebrate IYA2009
Three new planetarium shows are ready to entertain and educate the public! Specially produced for the International Year of Astronomy 2009, the shows are sure to delight their audiences. To learn more, go to: http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/176/

Galileo: Images of the Universe from Antiquity to the Telescope
The history of astronomy in a fascinating exhibition in Florence, held to mark the 400th anniversary of Galileo's sensational discoveries. For more, go to: http://www.palazzostrozzi.org/Sezione.jsp?idSezione=109

Presentation: Astronomy highlights during IYA2009
A new Microsoft PowerPoint presentation is available, showing astronomy events occurring during 2009. Download it for free: http://www.astronomy2009.org/resources/presentations/detail/presentation_astronomy_2009/

Women in the Stars
During IYA2009, the role of women in astronomy, past and present is celebrated in the attempt to encourage females to enrol in science careers and promote gender equality. "Mujeres en las estrellas" or Women in the Stars, is a Spanish series that will outline the trajectory of female Spanish astronomers and their contributions to astronomy. Follow the link for more information (in Spanish): http://www.uned.es/bici/Curso2008-2009/090302/tvbici19.pdf

2nd Astronomy & Astrophysics School "Scientific Writing for Young Astronomers"
The direct purpose of organising an "Astronomy and Astrophysics School" is to teach beginning PhD students how to express their scientific results through adequate and efficient science writing. In other words: how to write scientific papers for different forums (journals, proceedings, thesis manuscripts, etc.). To this end, a three-day training course is organised. More information: http://www.swya.org/

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