The Spanish parliament is celebrating today the closing ceremony of IYA2009 in Spain.

25 November 2009

The Spanish parliament is celebrating today the closing ceremony of IYA2009 in Spain. The ceremony will be hosted by José Bono, president of the congress. Rafael Rodrigo, president of the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) and of the National Comission of Astronomy (CNA), Catherine Cesarsky, former IAU president, and Montserrat Villar-Martín, IYA2009 Spanish SPoC will also participate. 

The “Pequeña Serenata Nocturna”, a suite of videos which combine astronomy, music (Mozart), visual arts and literature (Cervantes and Quixote), will be presented during the ceremony. It is a special Spanish production for IYA2009.


Organisational Associates:
ESO AAS INSU CAS STRW NOVA STFC SCNAT SPA NRC MEC CNES DLR ESA JAXA NAOJ APL PS ESF ISRO ICRAN NLSI NOT U Cluster NASAEAS ASI NRAO CEA  KASI EAE SPA AUI CROSCI



The International Year of Astronomy 2009 is endorsed by the United Nations and the International Council of Science.