Science Magazine runs articles on IYA2009 Galilescope Cornerstone project

16 April 2010

ASTRONOMY EDUCATION: Telescopes for the People

By John Bohannon

The International Year of Astronomy 2009 has come and gone, and the Galileoscope project, one of the most ambitious parts of the global IYA campaign, was supposed to be wrapped up by now. The original goal was to put telescopes in the hands of the millions of people attending IYA events. But then the global financial crisis hit. The scientists on the team were forced to become instant entrepreneurs to keep the Galileoscope project alive. The ultimate aim of the IYA was "to help the citizens of the world rediscover their place in the universe." What better way to do that than give them their own telescopes?

Read more: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/328/5976/296-a

 

THE GONZO SCIENTIST: Galileo in Senegal

By John Bohannon

Read more: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/328/5976/296-b

Also: listen to John Bohannon’s talking about telescopes in rural Senegal on the Science Podcast: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/328/5976/380-b

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