Celebrate the International Year of Astronomy Galilean Nights October 23 & 24

By Ben on October 23, 2009 at 4:36 pm | In Blog Posts | No Comments

Celebrate the International Year of Astronomy Galilean Nights
October 23 & 24, 2009

find a nearby event

http://www.galileannights.org/

or make your own event!

and party like its 1609!

Four hundred years since Galileo’s telescopic observations revolutionized our view of the Universe, the public will once again be turning their attention to the heavens. People all around the world are encouraged to take part in Galilean Nights activities on 22-24 October 2009 and experience for themselves the same sense of awe and wonder that Galileo must have felt.

The aim of the IYA2009 is to stimulate worldwide interest, especially among young people, in astronomy and science under the central theme‚’The Universe, Yours to Discover’. IYA2009 events and activities will promote a greater appreciation of the inspirational aspects of astronomy that embody an invaluable shared resource for all countries.

–Ben