Sky & Telescope: Get Ready for "Galilean Nights"

1 October 2009

"The International Year of Astronomy is still in full swing, though many of the celebration's signature events have already come and gone. In particular, "100 Hours of Astronomy" was a smash hit. For four days, April 2-5, you could visit 80 professional observatories worldwide via a live, round-the-clock online tour, and more than a million people got telescopic views of the cosmos for the first time.

In the end, "100HA" was so successful that IYA organizers decided to have an encore - "Galilean Nights" - later this month (October 22-24)."

Read more here: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/home/63090802.html

 

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The International Year of Astronomy 2009 is endorsed by the United Nations and the International Council of Science.