1.Mar 2013 IAU Outreach Newsletter

Dear all,

In this newsletter:

1) Astronomy resources in Swahili by UNAWE Tanzania

2) Global Astronomy Month 2013: Programme of Events

3) Institute of Physics' Public Engagement Grant Scheme 2013

4) Your Ticket to the Universe: A Guide to Exploring the Cosmos

5) Upcoming events

Clear skies,

Sarah

Please find below an additional item for the newsletter.

6) GLOBE at Night campaign is now underway

Clear skies,

Sarah

1) Astronomy resources in Swahili by UNAWE Tanzania

UNAWE: Almost 150 million people speak Swahili today, mainly in the East of

Africa, but there are alarmingly few astronomical resources available in the

language. But now the UNAWE Tanzania team is working hard to help change this

and to bring the wonders of the cosmos to the entire Swahili-speaking

community.

More info: www.unawe.org/updates/unawe-update-1312/

2) Global Astronomy Month 2013: Programme of Events

AWB: Astronomers Without Borders and its partners have a rich schedule of

events for Global Astronomy Month 2013 (GAM2013) this April, all designed to

inform and inspire the public throughout the world.

GAM 2013 programme: http://goo.gl/CymCn

3) Institute of Physics' Public Engagement Grant Scheme 2013

Rik Sargent, IOP Outreach Officer: Do you have a fantastic idea for making

physics accessible? Do you want to reach a wider audience? Do you need some

support to make your outreach activity happen? The second round of the 2013

Public Engagement Grant from the Institute of Physics is now open for

applications. The grants are worth up to £1500 and aim to support

physics-based outreach activities in the UK and Ireland throughout 2013.

Activities should provide engaging experiences of physics to public audiences.

Closing date: 22 April 2013.

More info: www.iop.org/about/grants/outreach/page_38843.html

4) Your Ticket to the Universe: A Guide to Exploring the Cosmos, by Kimberly

Arcand & Megan Watzke

Kimberly Arcand: Declared the International Year of Astronomy, 2009 heralded

the most ambitious science outreach programme ever conducted. Hundreds of

millions of people around the world participated in tens of thousands of

events to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first telescope and the

exciting discoveries astronomy continues to make today. One of the successful

programmes during that year was 'From Earth to the Universe', a series of a

thousand exhibit locations spread across about 100 countries.

'Your Ticket to the Universe' captures the spirit of the 'From Earth to the

Universe' exhibition and allows it to be brought home and shared. The

224-page paperback book includes 200 colour images and rich but accessible

descriptions. The book launches 2 April, 2013 from Smithsonian Books (a

non-profit publisher).

If you would like to order the book for your planetarium, science centre,

museum or other venue, please contact kimberlykowal@me.com

More info: www.yourtickettotheuniverse.com

5) Upcoming events

Please visit our EPO Calendar for more events:

www.universedowntoearth.org/?page_id=87

5a) Central European Deepsky Imaging Conference (CEDIC) 2013, 1-2 March

(Linz, Austria)

Event website: http://cedic.at/en/cedic.php

5b) Life in the Universe , 9 March

(Edinburgh, Scotland)

Event website: www.johncbrown.org/LifeintheUniverse.html

5c) SciFest Africa 2013, 13-19 March

(Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa)

Event website: www.scifest.org.za/index.php?pid=4

5d) ALMA Observatory Inauguration, 13 March

(Chile)

Website: www.almaobservatory.org

6) GLOBE at Night campaign is now underway

The third GLOBE at Night campaign of 2013 began on 3 March and will run until

12 March. GLOBE at Night is a citizen science project to record the brightness

of the

night sky around the world. During five observing campaigns in 2013, children

and adults are asked to match the appearance of a constellation (Orion or Leo

in the northern hemisphere, and Orion or Crux in the southern hemisphere) with

seven star charts of progressively fainter stars. The data is collected to

produce an interactive map of all worldwide observations. There are five GLOBE

at Night campaigns in 2013: January 3-12, January 31-February 9, March 3-12,

March 31-April 9, and April 29-May 8. Make a difference and join the GLOBE at

Night campaign!

GLOBE at Night website: www.globeatnight.org