Pingtung City Tang Long Elementary School Establish Asteroid Search Team

Pingtung City Tang Long Elementary School establish asteroid search team, students can learn to set up and use a telescope and learn astronomical knowledge, in addition to the school hoping to stimulate children's curiosity for the vastness of the universe, let the children to enhance vision, while elementary students want to train service enthusiasm, so often follow finder team around the president to task for others to introduce astronomy in the landscape, but also can enhance self-confidence
- sorry Google translated from Chinese

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從現在起，天空中有1顆小行星叫「屏東」。 記者翁禎霞／攝影
From now on, the sky has an asteroid named "Pingtung."
Reporter Weng Zhen Xia / Photography

Videos

探索星空奧秘 唐榮尋星小隊員收穫滿載
唐榮國小 1 view
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgNt-gip4ho&feature=youtu.be
Pingtung City Tang Long Elementary School establish asteroid search team, students can learn to set up and use a telescope and learn astronomical knowledge, in addition to the school hoping to stimulate children's curiosity for the vastness of the universe, let the children to enhance vision, while elementary students want to train service enthusiasm, so often follow finder team around the president to task for others to introduce astronomy in the landscape, but also can enhance self-confidence - sorry Google translated from Chinese

屏東市唐榮國小成立尋星小隊，隊員可以學會架設及使用望遠鏡、且學習許多天文相關知識，學校除了希望能激發孩子對浩瀚宇宙的好奇心，讓孩子增進視野，同時希望培養小小隊員們的服務熱忱，因此尋星小隊常跟著校長到各地出任務，在為他人介紹天文景觀的同時，也能提升自信心
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Newspaper Reports-
"Pingtung" asteroid high up the sky
udn.com

Pingtung County Government and the Central University yesterday officially announced that from now on, there is one called "Pingtung" (Pingtung) asteroid hung in the sky!Central University Lulin Observatory discovered the asteroid Fengyun No. 175 583 in 2006, through the identification of at least four times, and transmitted to the International Astronomical Union review, in March this year by naming as "Pingtung."...
http://udn.com/news/story/7314/1658497-%E3%80%8C%E5%B1%8F%E6%9D%B1%E3%80%8D%E5%B0%8F%E8%A1%8C%E6%98%9F-%E9%AB%98%E9%AB%98%E6%8E%9B%E5%A4%A9%E7%A9%BA

「屏東」小行星 高高掛天空
udn.com

屏東縣政府與中央大學昨天正式宣布，現在起，有1顆叫「Pingtung」（屏東）的小行星就掛在天空！
中央大學鹿林天文台是於2006年發現這顆第175583號小行星，經過至少4次的鑑定，並送請國際天文學聯合會審查，今年3月通過命名為「Pingtung」。...
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Lulin Observatory discovered the asteroid: named "Pingtung"
thenewslens.com

....Currently the Tang Long Elementary School Asteroid Search Team 16 children, the IASC Star picture taken to the asteroid recognition software to do data validation, to determine whether the moving object in the universe asteroid, has received three times the information, 15 pen and found two possible asteroid profile data, also has IASC return, expect to hit a landmark record for Pingtung astronomy education.....http://www.thenewslens.com/post/317783/

鹿林天文台發現小行星：命名為「屏東」
thenewslens.com

...目前唐榮國小尋星小隊16名小朋友，將IASC所拍攝的星空圖片，以小行星辨識軟體做數據確認，以判斷宇宙中移動的物體是否為小行星，現已收到3次資料、15筆數據，並發現2顆可能為小行星的資料數據，也已向IASC回報，期待能為屏東天文教育創下劃時代的紀錄。...
http://www.thenewslens.com/post/317783/
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Global search asteroid Pingtung Tang Long Elementary School Asteroid search Team Selected
Mandarin Daily News

Global search asteroid Pingtung Tang Eng finder squad selected
Mandarin Daily News

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全球搜尋小行星　屏東唐榮尋星小隊入選
Mandarin Daily News
http://www.mdnkids.com/mobile/?Serial=97773
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Taiwan Education Outreach - AWB, IASC, BRAMON, IMON, TAIMON and Sandia Labs
I am VERY PROUD to be a part of this project and for the FIRST Elementary School worldwide to be involved in this program with FANTASTIC success! Third through Fifth Graders doing advanced science and discovery for us all!

台灣教育外展 - AWB，IASC，BRAMON，IMON，TAIMON, 台灣外交部, 和桑迪亞實驗室

我很自豪地成為這個項目，並為第一小學的全球參與此計劃與巨大成功的一部分！第三至第五年級學生做對我們所有先進的科學發現！

My thanks to PingTung County Government, PingTung City Government, Taiwan Ministry of Education, Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs,TaiPower, Principal Shi Shi, The STUDENTS, Parents and Staff at Tang Long Elementary School , Patrick Miller and numerous others that have made this success possible.

我要感謝屏東縣政府，屏東市政府，教育，台電，校長施，學生，家長和工作人員的台灣省在唐榮小學，帕特里克·米勒和無數人，都使得這一成功可能

-Dirk Ross....Tokyo, LunarMeteoriteHunter
2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

PingTung, Taiwan Tang Lung Elementary School Students Discover 8 Potentially NEW Asteroids! Videos

PingTung, Taiwan Tang Rong Elementary School Students Discover 8 Potentially NEW Asteroids!
Tang-Long Elementary School, PingTung City, PingTung County, Taiwan
English Press Release Pending!

Taiwan Education Outreach - AWB, IASC, BRAMON, IMON, TAIMON and Sandia Labs
I am VERY PROUD to be a part of this project and for the FIRST Elementary School worldwide to be involved in this program with FANTASTIC success! Third through Fifth Graders doing advanced science and discovery for us all!
台灣教育外展 - AWB，IASC，BRAMON，IMON，TAIMON, 台灣外交部, 和桑迪亞實驗室
我很自豪地成為這個項目，並為第一小學的全球參與此計劃與巨大成功的一部分！第三至第五年級學生做對我們所有先進的科學發現！

My thanks to PingTung County Government, PingTung City Government, Taiwan Ministry of Education, Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs,TaiPower, Principal Shi Shi, The STUDENTS, Parents and Staff at Tang Lung Elementary School, Patrick Miller and numerous others that have made this success possible.
我要感謝屏東縣政府，屏東市政府，教育，台電，校長施，學生，家長和工作人員的台灣省在唐榮小學，帕特里克·米勒和無數人，都使得這一成功可能

Anyone wanting to make donations of money or time please contact me @ drtanuki@gmail.com .  Thank you!
任何人想要做的金錢和時間捐款請與我聯繫@ drtanuki@gmail.com。 謝謝！
-Dirk Ross....Tokyo, LunarMeteoriteHunter

唐榮國小施世治校長解說隕石

Tang Lung Elementary School - Principal Shi Shi  meteorite governance commentary
視界新聞台阿緱 50 views

施世治校長說明小行星命名與唐榮國小團隊

Principal Shi Shi explained asteroid named principal governance and Tang Lung Elementary School Team 視界新聞台阿緱 27 views

視界新聞台阿緱

視界新聞台阿緱 30 views

2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) -Updates:. Feb 28, 2014

Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) -Updates:. Feb 28, 2014

AWB Updates:. Feb 28, 2014

Watch the AWB Monthly Hangout!
The AWB Monthly Hangout IS Now available on YouTube . It WAS an Exciting discussion, INCLUDING a Live Art demonstration from this Month's AstroArtist, Ron Saunders, who created Some of his Artworks using a Combination of liquid Nitrogen, Pendulums and frozen paint.
Also Participating Were AWB Producer Liam Kennedy, who Showed off his ISS-Above Creation ( Http://Issabove.Com/ ) That lights up the space WHEN Station passes Above your location; Sidewalk Astronomers' Donna Smith, who spoke warmly about the legacy of John Dobson, and AWB founder Mike Simmons, who updated us on Global Astronomy Month that will happen in April.

Join an asteroid search campaign

Astronomers Without Borders and the IASC are sponsoring a special asteroid search campaign as part of Global Astronomy Month (GAM2014) in April. Fifteen schools from around the world will be selected to participate in this campaign, which takes place from 24 March to 28 April, 2014.
Schools are selected to participate based primarily on a one-paragraph description of the reasons the teacher and students would like to participate. To allow for geographic diversity in this special GAM2014 global project, no more than one school will be selected from any country. There is no cost to the students or schools. To apply, fill out this form, describing why your class would like to participate. The deadline to apply is March 17, 2014.
Read more application details here

Purchase Moon Gazers' Wheel in AWB Store to support astronomy
The Moon Gazer's Wheel is a unique, interactive guide to the Moon that makes it easy for anyone to understand how and why the Moon goes through phases. It's perfect for those just getting started in astronomy, and ideal for public outreach.
Volume Discounts -! Order more and Save Order here , or visit the AWB store for more amazing Astronomy items.

Sol Eclipsed by Beauty

POEM BY THOR DOCKWEILER, CALIFORNIA, USA
2012 VENUS TRANSIT PHOTO BY BOBBY HENRIQUES, JAMAICA
Rare in paired Bicenturial form
HAS Venus Bifaced Sol!
Breath of Fire Quenched by a
Beauteous Black Sphericular dot!
Flamed sphere in Skied spot
of most Taurus Opposite Hercules!
Taural post of Einstein's
Stellared Bends of fame!
Read more of the Poem , and the AstroPoetry blog .

AstroCrafts: How To Create Constellation Coasters
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY KATHLEEN HORNER, BASED ON A CONCEPT BY 'ALMOST MAKES PERFECT'

For our AstroCrafts project we will create constellation coasters. I made some really cool coasters out of foam core board. You can also use ceramic tiles which is probably the best as far as durability.
You can hang them individually in a grouping or place them on a ribbon runner. First, I will share how I created these beautiful coasters with foam core board and then provide a tutorial link on making them from ceramic tiles.
Read the rest on AstroArts

Ron Saunders: Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle
These paintings investigate how our desire to find our place in the universe can result in a deeper understanding in what we observe. There is a recognition that what we observe may not have always been the same, that the very action of observing may impact the end result.
Read the rest on AstroArts

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2014 The Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™; Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

AWB Astronomers Without Borders Update - 27APR2013

AWB Updates

As we roll toward the close of Global Astronomy Month, how about preserving your GAM experience in the form of a poem—and submitting it to our GAM2013 AstroPoetry Contest? The world of 2013 is sparkling with poetic ideas, and we’ve already received some 50 poems from 8 countries—China, Indonesia, Ireland, Poland, Romania, Sri Lanka, U.K., and U.S.A.  By the April 30 deadline, let’s double the number of poems and countries, for the best world poetry competition ever! Anything or thought, whether large as the expanding Universe or small as a grain of comet dust, can furnish the content for an astropoem, as the Japanese poet Buson showed us with this haiku more than 300 years ago: “Twilight flower-field… / moonrise in the eastern sky / sunset in the west.”  And just last year, GAM2012 contest winner Christine Rueter followed in Buson’s footsteps with this: “HAIKU FOR SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY / Through your small windows / we saw our fractious planet / blue and white and whole.” Our contest is for everyone, with three categories—children, grades 1-6; young adults, grades 7-12; and adults, age 18 and older.  Submit your poem on the contest entry form.  And for inspiration, check out last year’s contest winners and our ongoing AWB AstroPoetry Blog.

Upcoming GAM 2013 Programs: 28 April:        Cosmic Concert (online live musical) 29 April to 8 May:    GLOBE at Night 30 April:        Cosmic Depths (online observing event)

GAM 2013 Blog: 21 April - AstroArt: Daniela De Paulis 22 April - The Light at the End of the Telescope: Rogel Mari Sese 23 April - Working in Astronomy: Sarah Kendrew 24 April - Getting involved in Astronomy: Raven Yu 25 April - The International Year of Astronomy (STILL?): Ricardo Cardoso Reis 26 April - Fuelling the Fire: The Importance of Teaching Kids Astronomy: Maya Barlev 27 April - My Astronomy Awareness Journey: Fikiswa Majola GAM 2013 Blog will feature 30 bloggers for the 30 days in April. Follow the blog for posts around the world.

Dark Skies Awareness Blog: You Can Change the World’s Skies by Christopher Kyba "The battle against light pollution will only be won once a large fraction of the population can explain in their own words what is wrong with current lighting. To get from here to there, we need everyone who understands the problem to talk about it with their friends, family, and co-workers. So how do you talk about light pollution?" Continue reading... Mount Tai and the Starry Sky by Xiaohua Wang "Mount Tai is located in Shandong Province in eastern China. It is called the "chieftain" among five famous mountains in China. In 1987, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) declared Mount Tai a World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site. However, after 90 years, light pollution has appeared at Mount Tai. The city of Tai’an near the mountain has grown 30-fold; it has a population of nearly 5.5 million and consumes 10 billion KWH of electricity a year." Continue reading... A Statewide Star Party by Amy Sayle "Across a 500-mile swath of North Carolina, from the mountains to the Outer Banks, 45 sites planned skywatching sessions for the public on April 5th, as the kickoff to the 2013 North Carolina Science Festival. Since the star party date fell at the beginning of International Dark Sky Week and during a GLOBE at Night campaign, each site was asked to educate their audiences about light pollution and encourage them to document the darkness of the sky at the star party and later on in their own neighborhoods." Continue reading...

AstroArt Blog: Spaceflight Dolphin - An Art and Technology Payload for the Space Shuttleby Richard Clar "The first real opportunity for individuals or institutions in the world to access space at a very reasonable cost arose from NASA’s Get-Away-Special Program (GAS) that was announced in 1976. Artists were not excluded per se from the GAS Program as long as they could satisfy the basic requirement that GAS payloads must have some human or technical benefit. NASA would not fly art just for art’s sake and was very strict about this requirement. Subsequently, four artists managed to meet this criterion and have their art payloads accepted into NASA’s GAS Program."Continue reading... Shrimp Cocktail – since the Apollo days by Charles Bourland "Shrimp Cocktail has been in NASA food systems since the Apollo days and is still one of the most popular astronaut foods. Shrimp are very conducive to freeze drying. When processed properly, the dehydrated shrimp are very similar to fresh shrimp after water is added. Astronaut Story Musgrave (STS-6, STS-51F, STS-33, STS-44, STS-61, STS-80)  liked shrimp cocktail so much that he requested it for every meal, every day for the duration of the mission." Continue reading... Chocolate Pudding Cake: a favourite at ISS by Charles Bourland "Chocolate Pudding Cake is one of the popular ISS deserts and is easy to make compared to other space food recipes. The recipes are complex because many ingredients start from scratch and are commercial food service products. Some of the more complex space food recipes were not included in the Astronaut’s Cookbook because the ingredients were not available and special equipment is required to process." Continue reading...

GAM 2013 Event Registration: Have you registered your GAM 2013 events yet? Tell the world what you're doing! Below are some new events. Join them! Observação de Saturno, Brazil A Journey into the Universe, Romania Thailand monthly star party, Thailand Saturn and the Solar System at the Ghana Planetarium, Ghana Saturn Watch, Morocco

AWB thanks our sponsors of GAM 2013: Media Sponsor - Sky & Telescope HOTECH Woodland Hills Camera and Telescopes

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2013 THE Year of Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

Meteors April 22, 2013 Lyrid Meteor Shower Show - AWB and Global Astronomy Month

Meteors April 22, 2013 Lyrid Meteor Shower Show
Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) 
Sponsors GAM- GAM Global Astronomy Month 2013

The Lyrid Meteor shower peaks on the evening and early morning hours of 22APR2013.  If you have good weather and are patient you may see as many as 20-30 meteors per hour or more.  Get away from city lights, pull out your lawn chair or lay down on the ground and watch the show! Make it a family or friends event!
 The meteors will be coming from the direction of Lyra (see the map below); if you don"t know where Lyra is just look up and see where the meteor light show is originating from. Bring along warm clothes or a sleeping bag to keep yourself warm.  The best time for watching will be 11'00 pm until about 5'30 am (just prior to Sun up). The peak viewing time will be from 2'00 am - 4'30 am.'
LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo
Dirk Ross
 - Astronomers Without Borders Tokyo, Japan / Japan Night Sky Watch

This is what you might see 22/23 April 2013.
Composite of Lyrid Meteors -2 or brighter from El Paso, TX-Sandia Sentinel Meteor Fireball Camera- 22-23APR2011
N is up, E is left - Click image to enlarge
Copyright 2011 Jim Gamble, El Paso All Sky

Star Map to Find Lyra

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GAM Global Astronomy Month 2013
You are not to late to join GAM 2013

1 to 22 April	International Earth and Sky Photo Contest
1 to 30 April	30 Nights of Star Peace - Program for astronomy clubs!
1 to 30 April	Astropoetry Contest for GAM2013
3 to 29 April	Moon Watch - Click the tab at the top for all observing dates
5 to 28 April	AstroArt - Click the tab at the top for all event dates
5 to 11 April	International Dark Sky Week

20 April	Global Star Party
20 April	Stars for All (online observing event)
20 to 22 April	Lyrid Meteor Watch
27 April	Saturn Watch
27 April	Around the Ringed Planet (online observing event)
28 April	Cosmic Concert (online live event)
29 April to 8 May	GLOBE at Night
30 April	Cosmic Depths (online observing event)

Visit the AWB GAM Website!
http://astronomerswithoutborders.org/global-astronomy-month-2013.html

If youi wish to join the Astronomers Without Borders -AWB or support the AWB  anywhere in the world please contact me for details;  thank you!  
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2013 THE Year of Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

AWB Updates - Lyrid Meteor Shower and other events April 2013

AWB Updates - Lyrid Meteor Shower and other events April 2013

Upcoming GAM 2013 Programs:

20-22 April: Lyrid Meteor Watch
25 April:      Lunar Eclipse Watch
25 April:      8 Years Around Saturn
26 April:      Aerogel, Jupiter, and Galileo's Bones
27 April:      Serene Universe
27 April:      Saturn Watch
27 April:      Around the Ringed Planet (online observing event)

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AWB thanks our sponsors of GAM 2013:

Media Sponsor - Sky & Telescope

HOTECH

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Star Map to Find Lyra and the Lyrid Meteors

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If youi wish to join the Astronomers Without Borders -AWB or support the AWB  anywhere in the world please contact me for details;  thank you!  
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2013 THE Year of Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

Astronomers Without Borders -AWB Updates - 12-20APR2013

Astronomers Without Borders -AWB- 12-20APR2013

AWB Updates

Friday, 12 April brings another in a series of special film screenings and panel discussions as part of the GAM 2013 AstroArts program. A screening of Overview – a 19-minute film produced by Planetary Collective for the Overview Institute – will be followed by a panel discussion with Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, shuttle astronaut Byron Lichtenberg, author Frank White, and Overview Institute co-founder David Beaver. The panel will also take questions from the worldwide audience.

For his book, The Overview Effect, White interviewed astronauts whose perceptions of our home planet were transformed by their experiences in space. Seeing Earth not just from space, but seeing it in space like any other planet, had a profound effect on some astronauts’ understanding of our place in the cosmos.

Overview is a powerful and enlightening film that has been seen by more than 1.7 million people so far. The participating astronauts will describe their own experiences in space as they relate to the film’s message.

This special event – part of the GAM 2013 AstroArt program – is brought to you by Astronomers Without Borders, Cosmoquest, the Overview Institute, and Planetary Collective.

GAM 2013 Trailer is out!
Global Astronomy Month 2013 has begun and there’s more to do than ever. Spread the excitement with the GAM 2013 trailer! Featuring photos from past GAM events around the world and beautiful night sky images and time-lapse videos, it’s a two minute summary of what GAM is all about. It’s perfect for club meetings and outreach events. Watch the GAM 2013 trailer and share with your friends.

Upcoming GAM 2013 Programs:
12 April - Yuri's Night
12 April - Overview: A Film by Planetary Collective (LIVE online)
14 April - No Gravity by Silvia Casalino (LIVE online)
18 April - Walking on the Moon (LIVE online)
20 April - Global Star Party

GAM 2013 Blog: 01 April - Our Place in the Universe by Mike Simmons 02 April - The Search for Exomoons by Thijs Kouwenhoven 03 April - Favourite Sky Observation Sites in the Indian Himalayas by Ajay Talwar 04 April - Branching out with Public Science: From IYA to IYL by Kimberly Kowal Arcand 05 April - Placebo Effect by Peggy Walker 06 April - It Takes a Village of One People to Make One Starry Sky by Connie Walker 07 April - Raising Awareness About Light Pollution Issues in Morocco by Hatim Madani 08 April - Astronomy For A Better World: What Are We Doing About It? by Kevin Govender 09 April - The Other Side of Astronomy? by Grom Matthies 10 April - Exploring the Invisible Sky by Nicole Gugliucci GAM 2013 Blog will feature 30 bloggers for the 30 days in April. Follow the blog for posts around the world.

AstroArt Blog: Astro-Artist of the Month - April 2013: Richard Clar Richard Clar, a Los Angeles/Paris new media interdisciplinary artist, founded Art Technologies in 1987 as a liaison between the worlds of art and technology. His philosophically-oriented artwork turned towards art-in-space in 1982 with a NASA-approved art payload for the U.S. Space Shuttle. For Global Astronomy Month four of Richard Clar’s projects will be presented; Spaceflight Dolphin, COLLISION II, ALMA da AGUA and New Butoh Space Dance – IMC.Continue reading... Skylab Butter Cookies for GAM 2013 by Dr. Charles Bourland For GAM 2013, Dr. Charles Bourland - author of the book “The Astronaut’s Cookbook” - will share recipes throughout the month. The recipe for this week is Skylab Butter Cookies used on the Skylab Missions from June 1973 to February 1974. Continue reading...

Dark Skies Awareness Blog: "A Call to Arms... er, dark" by David Fuller Ask any random person what “light pollution” or means, and the odds of you getting a correct response from a non-astronomer is pretty slim.  It just isn't on the radar of the average person.  But placed into context, “Do you know why you can't see the stars at night?” or “Does light shining into your window at night keep you from sleeping?” then the response often changes significantly.  People understand those concepts, but what they need is an incentive to change their own behavior. That is a huge challenge, but it is not impossible. How? Continue reading...

GAM 2013 Event Registration: Have you registered your GAM 2013 events yet? Tell the world what you're doing! Below are some new events. Join them! Astrophotography Special Field Trip, India Meet The Cosmonaut 2013, Nepal Spaceflight to the Moon at the Ghana Planetarium, Ghana Dark Sky Awareness, Iran Global Star Party 2013, Philippines

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2013 THE Year of Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

AWB: New Programs Starting Late August / Early September 2012

AWB: New Programs Starting Late August / Early September 2012



Three Exciting New Programs That You Can Help
From schools on a mountain in Tanzania to schoolchildren in Afghanistan to Earth orbit - here are three exciting new AWB programs that can make a difference that need your support!

SkyCube: The First Satellite Launched by You!

Astronomers Without Borders is partnering with Southern Skies, developers of the popular SkySafari apps for Apple and Android devices, to put a new satellite into orbit. A nanosatellite whose "owners" contribute as little as one dollar, SkyCube will allow its thousands of supporters to send messages from space and take images looking back at Earth. Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) member programs will use the satellite's unique capabilities, including its high visibility when it inflates a reflective balloon near the end of its mission. Southern Skies will in turn donate up to 50% of proceeds from SkyCube donations made through Astronomers Without Borders back to AWB global programs.

Reach for the Stars - Afghanistan

A new Astronomers Without Borders project, Reach for the Stars - Afghanistan, has launched with the goal of establishing the first astronomy curriculum for young children in Afghanistan. Created in collaboration with the Astronomical Association of Afghanistan, Reach for the Starts - Afghanistan will be based on Afghan culture, the countries rich heritage of Islamic astronomy, and modern science. Schools, orphanages and refugee camps in and around Kabul will also receive scarce educational resources to be used in the programs. Supporters are needed to bring the stars and science to the children of Afghanistan.

Telescopes to Tanzania

Telescopes to Tanzania (TtT), a successful program that brings scarce educational resources to one of the world's poorest countries, is now under the aegis of Astronomers Without Borders. TtT is expanding the educational capacity of the teachers and schools of a country where a lack of basic resources means stronomy is taught without telescopes, chemistry without labs, geography without maps. In the fall of 2012, TtT will expand its program with training sessions for 80 secondary and elementary teachers in the use of basic science equipment donated by the program, impacting the education of thousands of students.

Telescopes to Tanzania needs supporters to make this dream come true for as many teachers and students as possible. The costs in Tanzania are very low by western standards, but far beyond what Tanzanians can afford.

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

Mira mira (olha) Mira! -- Astronomers Without Borders

Marcelo de Oliveira Souza, Campos do Goytacaçes,  Clube de Astronomia Louis Cruls, CEFET
Finds what the meteorite looks like!
Photo Credit: Prasanna Deshapriya, Sri Lanka
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2012 O ANO DOS METEORITOS!

2012 THE Year of Meteors!


2012  Año de los meteoritos

AWB Global Astronomy Month 2012 News - 29 March 2012

Global Astronomy Month 2012 News - 29 March 2012

OPTICKS returns with live Moonbounce OPTICKS, a live performance during which digital images are sent by radio to the Moon and back, returns for GAM 2012. OPTICKS will stream live on April 28 from the radio telescope in Dwingeloo, Netherlands where the signals are received. Pictures can be submitted to be Moonbounced as part of this live event.

Bats and Radio Astronomy - Live Presentation What do bats have in common with the work of radio astronomers? More than you might think. Find out during this live presentation on April 8.

AstroArt Video Presentation A video titled “Space Trip,” celebrating new works by the Austrian artist Thomas Riess, will be featured as part of GAM's AstroArt program.  Riess works at the very forefront of the artistic experience, seeking to break the limitations of painting and establish a “dialogue on the phenomenon of reality.”

New Artwork Featured in Video Presentation The artwork series “Neurostar,” created by the leading Canadian artist Landon Mackenzie, will be showcased in a new video accessible from the GAM website on 21-22 April 2012.

Popular Cosmic Concert Returns The very popular Cosmic Concert returns for the third time in GAM. This new online musical performance for GAM 2012 is again based on music by Giovanni Renzo and features images from the World at Night project. Watch the trailer on the GAM website.

Feature Video on the Effort to Create the First Map of our Galaxy A 45-minute video describing how a group of Dutch astronomers created the first-ever map of our Milky Way Galaxy will have a special showing for GAM on April 14-15.Spiral Galaxy: the Milky Way Unraveled features astronomers involved in the creation of this historic map after decades of effort of centuries of mystery about Earth's place in our galaxy.

GAM Kids and Teens Go to the Moon Submit pictures to be part of a mosaic going to the Moon and back in Kids & Teens' MoonBounce Global Collaboration. This special Celebrate Starlight photo mosaic poster  will be Moonbounced during GAM 2012, video-taped and showcased at the Astronomical League Conference in July.

Sky and Telescope Features GAM GAM 2012 is featured on the Sky and Telescope magazine website with an article by AWB President and Sky and Telescope contributing editor Mike Simmons. The article is on the website's home page as this newsletter goes out on March 29. Watch for more articles on GAM 2012 on the Sky and Telescope website. Sky and Telescope is once again the Media Sponsor for GAM.

Reminders Register Your GAM EventsAdd your events to the GAM 2012 calendar. GAM 2012 Program Schedule See when everything is happening all through April. GAM 2012 Trailer - Watch It, Share It! On YouTube On Vimeo GAM 2012 Astropoetry Contest Share your work with others as this popular contest returns for 2012.

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2012 THE Year of Meteors!