Welcome to my November bulletin for the International Year of Astronomy in Australia. This month sees a particularly interesting mix of events, from a “Dance Your PhD” workshop (to be videoed for the web), to a symposium on Indigenous Astronomy and a talk on the Antikythera mechanism, the most sophisticated instrument we know of from [...]
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How astronomy freed the computer from its chains
Testing new technologies in the computer not the real world
Breaking the link between fat and diabetes
…news, citations, photos, speechs and videos from the 2009 Prizes
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John O’Sullivan
How astronomy freed the computer from its chains
Nearly a billion people use John O’Sullivan’s invention every day. When you use a WiFi network—at home, in the office or at the airport—you are using patented technology born of the work of John and his CSIRO colleagues.
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The international highlight this month is the Galilean Nights, when amateur and professional astronomers around the globe take to the streets and point their telescopes to the wonders that Galileo observed 400 years ago. This event is another chance to take astronomy to the streets, to the parks, or to anywhere, really.
Back home, local highlights include:
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Welcome to my June bulletin for the International Year of Astronomy in Australia.
There are over 30 events around Australia in June. I’ve listed them below and full details are online at www.astronomy2009.org.au.
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Issued by Sue Nelson, Quick Thinking Communications for IYA
One of the major cornerstone events of the UN-designated International Year of Astronomy, 100 Hours of Astronomy, will take place over 2-5 April.
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On Thursday 2 April we start 100 Hours of Astronomy, one of the cornerstone events of the IYA.
100 Hours of Astronomy includes over 60 public events and viewings from professional observatories around the globe, and in space.
In this special bulletin we’ve got more details on this remarkable collection of events taking place from 2 to [...]
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Welcome to my regular bulletin about the 2009 International Year of Astronomy.
There are more than 60 events over the next two months. Several are listed below – and there are more at http://www.astronomy2009.org.au/.
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Issued by Sue Nelson, Quick Thinking Communications 11 March
An event 400 years in the making
One of the major cornerstone events of the UN-designated International Year of Astronomy, 100 Hours of Astronomy, will take place over 2-5 April.
This global event will see millions of people all over the world coming out onto the streets at night [...]
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One of the major cornerstone events of the UN-designated International Year of Astronomy, 100 Hours of Astronomy, will take place over 2-5 April.
This global event will see millions of people all over the world coming out onto the streets at night to participate in “star parties” or public viewings of the sky through telescopes – [...]
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