IYA2009 Newsletter: Moon for all Mankind

[Rick]

From Steve Owens, UK Co-ordinator, International Year of Astronomy 2009

Dear Amateur Astronomer Community,

The UK has the opportunity to take part in an exciting IYA2009 special project: The Moon for All Mankind http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/203/

This project is being run by the IYA2009 Malta Committee. They have divided the Moon into 45 sections, which will be imaged in different countries around the world and combined in a collage which will be circulated globally by the IYA2009 global task group.

The UK has been assigned sections 41 and 42 (see image on above link) which includes Tycho crater. We are therefore looking for amateur astronomers to take part in this project and image the relevant sections of the Moon.

The images are to be taken on either 09 May or 07 June 2009, during the full Moon.

If you are interested in being involved in this project, please let me know. Given the short timescales for the first date (i.e. three days time from the sending of this email), and given also the vagaries of the British weather, it might be difficult to get the required images if we decide in advance on one person and one site, so if I get lots of replies to this email we can make this a UK-wide effort.

Once you have the images, email them to me and I will forward them to the Malta Committee

Many regards

Steve Owens
International Year of Astronomy 2009
UK Co-ordinator

[Jim]

Dear Amateur Astronomer Community,

The UK has the opportunity to take part in an exciting IYA2009 special project: The Moon for All Mankind http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/203/

This project is being run by the IYA2009 Malta Committee. They have divided the Moon into 45 sections, which will be imaged in different countries around the world and combined in a collage which will be circulated globally by the IYA2009 global task group.

The UK has been assigned sections 41 and 42 (see image on above link) which includes Tycho crater. We are therefore looking for amateur astronomers to take part in this project and image the relevant sections of the Moon.

The images are to be taken on either 09 May or 07 June 2009, during the full Moon.

If you are interested in being involved in this project, please let me know. Given the short timescales for the first date (i.e. three days time from the sending of this email), and given also the vagaries of the British weather, it might be difficult to get the required images if we decide in advance on one person and one site, so if I get lots of replies to this email we can make this a UK-wide effort.

Once you have the images, email them to me and I will forward them to the Malta Committee

Many regards

Steve Owens
International Year of Astronomy 2009
UK Co-ordinator
tel: 0141 420 5010 ext 299
mobile: 07717720479
email: steve@astronomy2009.co.uk
web:  www.astronomy2009.co.uk

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[Rick]

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