International Year of Astronomy 2009

The 100 Hours of Astronomy, 2-5 April

Live webcast 3-4 April

Part of the 100 Hours of Astronomy

The webcast is now over, but you can find the archived segments at

http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/component/webcast/webcast/6 .

The Australian telescopes that participated were:

Anglo-Australian Telescope - 11:00 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time, Friday 3 April
CSIRO's Parkes radio telescope - 11:20 am Australian Eastern Standard Time, Saturday 4 April
Australian International Gravitational Wave Observatory, 9:20 am Australian Western Standard Time, Sat. 4 April
Mt Pleasant radio telescope - 12 noon Australian Eastern Standard Time, Saturday 4 April
Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope - 3:40 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time, Saturday 4 April

The International Year of Astronomy 2009 Cornerstone project, 100 Hours of Astronomy, is on track to be the largest single science public outreach event ever. More than 1500 events have been registered in over 130 countries, and more than a million people are expected to participate!

What's on? Plenty:

- Live events - see below for a quick listing of Australian events by State
- "Around the World in 80 Telescopes" - a 24 hour webcast from professional observatories around the world
- Webcasts from other groups, ranging from star parties to science centres

Last Updated ( Monday, 06 April 2009 )

2009 ASTA Teachers' Resource Book

In 2009, the Australian Science Teachers Association will publish its 25th resource book for National Science Week - "Astronomy: Science Without Limits".

The resource book will inlcude activities, experiments and background information to help teachers engage young people in astronomy.

ASTA will also make available school grants of up to $500 for National Science Week.

Application forms will be available from your local STA National Science Week Representative, and from the ASTA website from February 2009.

Last Updated ( Friday, 06 March 2009 )

Gemini School Astronomy Contest

High school classes in Australia have a chance to win an hour of observing time on one of the world's largest optical telescopes, the 8-metre Gemini South telescope in the Andes Mountains of Chile.

Entries close Friday 1 May.

The Gemini South telescope

Last Updated ( Sunday, 22 February 2009 )