100 Hours of Astronomy Latest News Update

1 April 2009

Only a one day to go now before 100 Hours of Astronomy officially starts - (or less than a 4 hours if you happen to live in the South Pacific). Everything is on track for a successful 100HA global celebration. We will endeavour to keep you up to date with all the latest news as it comes to hand or visit our website for regular updates - www.100hoursofatronomy.org If you haven't already registered your event please do so. http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/eventsmain

100 Hours of Astronomy Event Awards Announced - Applications accepted from April 10.
The 100 Hours of Astronomy team with support from our sponsors Celestron and Explore Scientific are pleased to announce the 100HA award categories for all registered global 100 Hours of Astronomy Sidewalk Astronomy and Star Party events taking place between 2 and 5 April, 2009. (special circumstances may apply if your dates are outside the official event period) To check the award categories and the rules of the competition, please see the Awards page http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/component/content/article/34-site-navigation/226-awards-and-prizes We wish you all the best of luck Please do not send in any applications for the awards until April 10, 2009

IYA 100HA Press Release - Worldwide Celebration Set To Break Astronomy Marathon Records The International Year of Astronomy 2009 Cornerstone project, 100 Hours of Astronomy, is on track to be the largest single science public outreach event ever. More than 1500 events have been registered in over 130 countries and this number is increasing every day. 100 Hours of Astronomy is a truly global project; an event on a scale never attempted before, with more than one million people expected to participate!
Please read more on the IYA2009 website: http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iya0908/

100HA StarParty Videos on Youtube We invite you to watch the webcasts of groups across the world during the 24-Hour Global Starparty on April 4.http://www.youtube.com/group/starparties Go here to find out who's webcasting, when they're doing it, and where to see their webcast. We also encourage other groups to webcast their events-- all you need is a webcam or movie camera and internet connection. for instructions on how to upload your videos, go here:http://100hoursofastronomy.org/index.php?option=com_content&id=240

More Lights Out For 100HA In the city of Jena in Germany (the home of Carl Zeiss) Volkssternwarte/Public Observatory Urania Jena e.V are very happy to report that the ZeissPlanetarium managed to convince the local authorities to turn down the street lighting to a minimum for the 100 Hours of Astronomy celebrations. We are told that this action in Germany, is unique and will be a special highlight for German Astronomy Day on the 4th of April.

The 100HA Task Team

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