IYA Discovery Guides: Celebrating 2009 with the Public

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Jan 2009

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American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #213, #311.03; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.287

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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The Night Sky Network (NSN) is a nationwide coalition of over 200 amateur astronomy clubs bringing the wonders of astronomy to the general public. In celebration of the International Year of Astronomy (IYA) and in conjunction with NASA's Cosmic Calendar of monthly themes and observing objects, NSN has published 12 monthly IYA Discovery Guides.
Each IYA Discovery Guide contains an article on the monthly topic that relates Galileo's discoveries to current research; a NASA lithograph on the observing object; a finder chart for locating this object in the sky; and a hands-on activity or demonstration that can be used by amateurs, teachers, and the general public to increase understanding of the monthly topic. Activities require very few materials, are easy to set up, and come with specific background information written for the general public. Many include handouts for visitors to take home to encourage further involvement with IYA.
Access to the Discovery Guides is free on the Night Sky Network website (http://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov) or see them all at: http://tinyurl.com/IYADiscoveryGuide
Discovery Guides are part of a much larger Astronomical Society of the Pacific initiative that will sustain beyond 2009. The Guides will be part of an extensive public database containing all of the NSN activities, available to amateur astronomers all over the world. The monthly Discovery Guides will be used to train small science center personnel to talk to the public about IYA through Astronomy From the Ground Up.
NSN member clubs will also have exclusive benefits during IYA and beyond, including free educational materials and monthly teleconferences. The Night Sky Network is poised to become a significant US hub for providing tools to share IYA and the wonders of the cosmos with the public. This initiative is kindly supported by the STScI Origins Education Forum.

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