Japanese stargazers turn to the skies
25 December 2009
“Ten Millions' Star Gazing” is a Japanese IYA2009 project, which aims to let general public see beautiful stars, the Moon, or even a virtual Universe during. 2009. The initiative includes facilities such as science museums, planetariums, and public observatories, and also various amateur groups who announce interesting astronomical events from time to time on the web, and provide general people various opportunities to observe.
Project organisers count the number of people attending the various events, and total number is summed up by collecting information from these facilities together with the huge personal reports put directly on the web. On 16 December the counter on the web exceeded 6.4 million: around 5% of Japan's population! This result is attributed the hard work and dedication of thousands of volunteers throughout the country who have performed various astronomical events of very high quality. You can still take part in this project by reporting your record on seeing stars.
For more information, a website in English is available at: http://star2009.jp/index_e.php
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