Farewell to the International Year of Astronomy
by adminThe year 2009 winds down, and the decade comes to an end. This means that the International Year of Astronomy is also ending. Officially the IYA will not end until the official ending ceremonies which will take place January 9th & 10th in 2010.
But let us look at what the IYA has accomplished:
The IYA podcast 365 days of Astronomy plans to continue into 2010
The cornerstone project ‘The Galileoscope’ has put tens of thousands of decent, low-cost telescopes into the hands of future astronomers around the globe.
The Pale Blue Dot project allowed people to adopt a start in the region where the Kepler satellite will be watching for potential Earth-like planets. Funds for adopting go to keep Kepler working.
…and many, many gatherings for astronomy.
This is just a handful of the events and accomplishments of the IYA. It has been good, let us savor the memories.
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