Comments on: 100 hours of astronomy!

By: 100 Hours of Astronomy!

100 Hours of Astronomy! — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:59:07 +0000

[...] if your kids love astronomy, like mine do! Astronomers around the world have been organizing 100 hours of astronomy activities for the public! And if you’ve missed the beginning, it’s not quite done yet [...]

By: Blizno

Blizno — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:55:21 +0000

A gay marriage story gets two hundred responses while an earlier, serious astronomy story gets only a dozen responses, including mine?

We’ve already beaten the marriage issue to death.
Let’s explore the universe, shall we? Looking inward, we see blood and bowels. Looking outward we see…..everything!

By: Jack Mitcham

Jack Mitcham — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:33:52 +0000

I really wish it wasn’t so cloudy. There’s a star party about 1 mile from my house at the local community college, but I doubt they’re having it when it’s completely overcast.

By: Scott Kardel

Scott Kardel — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:18:14 +0000

We are primed and ready at Palomar to end the show Saturday morning at 1:40 am PDT (8:40 UT). It should be fun.

By: lisaleese

lisaleese — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:53:50 +0000

Phil – just saw you make a cameo on the broadcast in the introductory video for the Swift telescope!

By: Nemo

Nemo — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:44:45 +0000

I wouldn’t say you missed it — you mentioned it and linked to it in “A million galaxies in a hundred hours”.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:11:13 +0000

Canada Post chose this week to issue its new IYA commemorative stamps:

http://victoria.rasc.ca/events/iya2009/archive/2009.04.02-IYAstamps.htm

By: hale_bopp

hale_bopp — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:02:31 +0000

Yeah, I work on IYA in multiple capacities, both personal and professional…that’s what us education and outreach people do. I am taking telescopes to star parties the next two nights (as I did for Earth Hour last weekend) and will continue the Galileoscope evangalization as it gets closer to delivery.

Check local astronomy clubs. I have noticed lots of events happening here that the leaders have not listed on the 100 Hours web site, so don’t despair if you don’t see something listed near you. Try a google search for something like “(nearest major city) astronomy club” and see if they list anything.

By: Teknowaffle

Teknowaffle — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:49:44 +0000

I sell/do tech support on telescopes, so I am doing my part!

By: ccpetersen

ccpetersen — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:41:37 +0000

Robert, no one part of IYA’s efforts is supposed to be the be-all and end-all of IYA. Each part gives us a different perspective of IYA and this love of astronomer we’re all trying to share. I have material in 365 Days and I’ve worked with one of the observatories on the 80 Telescopes tour — and, as an IYA booster, I blog each day. Millions of us are involved in the total effort, which is big, fun, messy, professional, home-spun, lovable, and did I mention fun? I’m enjoying every bit of it!

By: Robert Cumming

Robert Cumming — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:23:22 +0000

Around the World… is everything that 365 Days of Astronomy isn’t – messy and professional and fun all at the same time. I’m really enjoying it. Good for ESO!

By: IVAN3MAN

IVAN3MAN — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:22:17 +0000

[Rant]
I takes bloody Internet Explorer 8 that long to load a page!
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By: madge

madge — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:06:07 +0000

I been watching Around the World in 80 Telescopes since the start and apart from a few blackouts and glitches it has been fantastic! Tours of Gemini North, Subaru, UKIRT, Keck, Apex and Alma etc etc. Just ignore the chatroom which is more than usually vacuous.