Global Astronomy Month April 2010
GAM Newsletter 8 April 2010
Coming soon!
Would you like to be part of a scientific project? Citizen Sky is the answer. See the Citizen Sky web site
Happening now
GAM Trailer released
The GAM trailer -- 2-1/2 minutes of astronomy around the world accompanied by music -- has been released. You can view the trailer on the GAM Broadcast page
International Dark Sky Week
From April 4 through April 10, 2010, International Dark Sky Week celebrates the heritage of the nighttime sky by encouraging people to turn off unnecessary lights. The event began in 2003 as National Dark-Sky Week in the United States and officially became international in 2009, the International Year of Astronomy. The key to success is the broadest possible participation.
Here are some suggestions for participating in International Dark Sky Week:
- Turn out your outdoor lights during the week whenever it is safe to do so.
- Light only when and where needed.
- Encourage friends and neighbors to do the same.
- Change lights to a more energy-efficient type and install shielded fixtures where possible.
- Look for nearby star parties or events at a local observatory during the week where you can promote dark skies awareness.
For more information visit the International Dark Sky Week web site
"Revenge of the Nerds" meets "American Idol"
Online Voting Opens for the Spirit of Innovation Awards
From Monday, March 29th through April 9th, YOU have the opportunity to vote for your favorite high school innovators! 24 of the top high school teams have been designing the future. Its not science fiction. Its where education meets innovation and entrepreneurship. Its where real science gets real. Teams have created innovative products to solve some of the grand challenges facing society. From rural water collection devices, to robotic astronaut assistants. From Satellite attitude-control systems to Navajo Solar Frybread Ovens. These students will rock your world! Now, they need YOU to help select the winners of the Spirit of Innovation Awards by voting online for your favorite teams. Finalists have created videos, blogs, photos and more to show off their products. From March 29 to April 9, you can help a generation of 21st century innovators change the world, one vote at a time. Check out www.conradawards.org
Initiated during 2009 under the framework of the International Year of Astronomy, the Unidentified Aerospace Phenomena (UAP) Observations Reporting Scheme is aimed at facilitating the collection of UAP reports from both amateur and professional astronomers, via a questionnaire to be downloaded from a dedicated website. For information on the project, its aims and how you can submit a report see the UAP project page
So far in GAM
Winners of the International Earth and Sky Photo Contest on Dark Skies Importance
An interview with AWB President Mike Simmons is featured on the current broadcast of Planetary Radio
GAM events are scheduled throughout the United States by NASA's Night Sky Network. See Night Ssky Network's calendar
Other Announcements
GAM Picture of the Day
Have you got a great photo of your GAM event? Send it to gampod@gam-awb.org and we may choose it for the GAM Picture of the Day. Be sure to tell us who is in the photo, what's happening, where it is and when the photo was taken. And check out all the GAMPODs
GAM logo translations available
The GAM logo
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