IYA2009 Videos on YouTube

25 February 2009

The International Year of Astronomy 2009 embraces new technology, and its ability to empower people from all around the world. Couple this with IYA2009 being a global endeavour, and it is no surprise that IYA2009 related videos have been cropping up on the popular website YouTube.

Below is just a sample of what is available!

Official IYA2009 trailer.
IYA2009 Opening Ceremony videos by Catherine Cesarsky, President of the International Astronomical Union. Click for short and long versions.
The European Space Agency's IYA2009 video site.
A selection of talks from the IYA2009 Opening Ceremony.
A video of the Canadian IYA2009 Opening Ceremony.
A call to join celebrations, by Miami Valley Astronomical Society (MVAS), the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, and the Astronomical League. Produced by Rick Weiss, President of the MVAS.
Promotional video for IYA2009.
A look at the world of sidewalk astronomy.
A "telescope amnesty" event report, where people can learn to use these instruments properly.
Clips from the Dawn of IYA2009 event in Indonesia. Click for one and two.
The Khwarizmi Science Society's first falakayati mela (astrofest) in the Punjab University.
What would Galileo make of a modern telescope?
Preview of the From Earth To The Universe Cornerstone Project.
A behind-the-scenes look at a Galileoscope.
365 Days of Astronomy trailer.
Eyes on the Skies trailer.
400 Years of Astronomy trailer.
Interview with the IYA2009 Global Coordinator (in Portuguese).
Interview with IYA2009 UK Coordinator.
Interviews with Rick Weiss, the president of Miami Valley Astronomy Society, Dayton, OH, and Cheri Adams, Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, Dayton, OH.
A presentation by the department of physics and astronomy, from the University of Waterloo.
The Galileoscope kit for IYA2009 video, by US SPoC Doug Isbell