IYA2009 Poster: Available in the six official languages of the UN

Opening Event: The IYA2009 Opening Event will be held in Paris, France on 15-16 January 2009.

The Year to Celebrate Astronomy: Sky & Telescope's feature article on IYA2009.

Guidelines for the selection of IYA2009 Official Products: this is intended to give products which satisfy the vision of IYA2009 greater international recognition, an opportunity to link with celebrations worldwide and to use the IYA2009 global network to reach out.

Make it Happen!: Your donation will help us keep our already successful projects going on and educate the general public about science and astronomy. Visit our Donation Page.

IYA2009 Kicks-off with a Global Solar Observation Campaign: “Dawn of the IYA2009” is a global campaign of Sun observation, on the 1st of January 2009. Organised by Centro de Astrofísica da Universidade do Porto (CAUP), Portugal and IYA2009's Solar Physics Group (SPG), the success of the activity depends entirely on your curiosity and interest in understanding a little bit more about the skies above.