IYA2009 Features

Immersive Film Festival: Navegar Foundation would like to invite all to participate and attend the Immersive Film Festival, to be held at Centro Multimeios Espinho, Portugal, 24-26 April 2009.

IYA2009 news round-up!: Every week the hottest news about IYA2009!

International Dark-Sky Week : will occur from April 20 to April 26, 2009

IYA2009 welcomes three new national nodes: Fiji Islands, Grenada and Zambia.

Hawaiian Starlight: The summit of Mauna Kea offers the best viewing of the Cosmos in the northern hemisphere, and this film delivers a pure aesthetic experience from the mountain into the Universe.

IYA2009 FirstScope Telescope at special price for IYA2009 Nodes: IYA2009 and the IYA2009 Global Sponsor, Celestron are happy to present its new official product, FirstScope Telescope. The FirstScope is a wonderful keepsake for anyone interested in astronomy. This quality Dobsonian style telescope features a 76 mm aperture reflector optical tube.

A Journey to the Stars in Taiwan: "A Journey to the Stars" was an outdoor multi-media stage performance, held in the Great Square of Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial in Taipei in the evening of March 21st around Spring Equinox, for the celebration of IYA2009 in Taiwan.

Easter Eggs Hunt with Star Walk: ipod touch and gift cards giving away for all IYA2009 enthusiasts. For all those who want to prolong the experience of the great 100 Hours of Astronomy event and add more hours of stargazing under their belt Star Walk is just what you need. As official product of IYA2009 Star Walk is now offering Easter surprises to all IYA2009 followers.

Make it Happen!: Your donation will help us keep our already successful projects going on and educate the general public about science and astronomy. Visit our Donation Page.

100 Hours of Astronomy: The live 24-hour video webcast "Around the World in 80 Telescopes" is taking place NOW, following day and night around the globe to some of the most advanced observatories on and off the planet.