Beyond IYA2009 Updates

10 September 2010

International Year of Astronomy 2009 Reached Hundreds of Millions of People: Final Report Released
A 1300-page final report for the International Year of Astronomy 2009 was released this week at the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science in Lisbon, Portugal. The report shows that at least 815 million people in 148 countries participated in the world’s largest science event in decades.
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Cosmic Diary Anthology Released as a Free Book: Postcards from the Edge of the Universe
The book, Postcards from the Edge of the Universe, was launched during this week at the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science in Lisbon, Portugal. A legacy of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 Cornerstone project Cosmic Diary, the book features articles from astronomers around the world about the hottest astronomical topics of the moment.
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Aesthetics & Astronomy project
The Aesthetics & Astronomy project, from the founders of FETTU, studies the public’s perception and understanding of astronomical imagery across multiple traditional and non-traditional venues and platforms, including mobile and web platforms. Results of the initial study are now available in the SAGE Journal of Science Communication: http://tiny.cc/t2mhx
A portable, FETTU-like research exhibit is traveling to 6 locations in 2010 in the U.S. and New Zealand for the second phase of the study. The mobile web platform study is in progress if you would care to be a part of it: http://chandra.si.edu/mobile/aa.html More data is on its way to science outreach practitioners! http://astroart.cfa.harvard.edu/

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