Astronomy for Public

I love gazing at stars since I was a child. That is why I studied Physics at university. During my master's I was the head of Ayaz, the amateur astronomy group in my hometown, Tabriz, Iran. We had regular sky observations and I also taught astronomy to the age group of 8 to 18. I still do not lose any chance of sky observation and promoting astronomy in public.

In the following, you can find my activities in Astronomy for the public.

Article: 14 Billion Candles: A Cosmologist's Soapbox Journey, Perimeter Institute
Article: Hubble at 35: The Eye of Humanity, Perimeter Institute
Article: The communities using astronomy to bring tourism to their region, Unlocking Science Project, International Science Council (ISC)/BBC
Talk: Dark Sides of Our Universe, International Conference of Young Scientists and Annual General Meeting, 2022 (Video, in English)
Talk: What we know and what we do not know about our Universe, 18 Jul. 2021 همه آنچه از کیهان می‌دانیم و نمی‌دانیم، کرسی ترویج علم یونسکو،۲۷ تیر ۱۴۰۰

Talk: Dark Secrets of the Universe: Physics Nobel Prize 2020, 15 Nov. 2020 (Video, in Persian) رازهای تاریک کیهان: جایزه نوبل فیزیک ۲۰۲۰، معلمان فیزیک کشور
Talk: From Hydrogen to Uranium: Origin of Elements in the Universe, 17 Jun. 2021 از هیدروژن تا اورانیوم: منشا عناصر در کیهان، باشگاه فیزیک تهران، ۳ خرداد ۱۴۰۰ (Video, in Persian)
Talk: سیاهچاله‌های اولیه: کاندیدای ماده‌ تاریک در چارچوب مدل استاندارد کیهان‌شناسی، گروه ژرفا، انجمن نجوم دانشگاه خوارزمی (Video, in Persian)
Talk: Transit of Inner Planets, Transit of Mercury Workshop, IASBS, Iran, 11 Nov. 2019
Talk: The Sky from the Perspective of a Cosmologist, Monthly Astronomy Club of the Astronomy Society for Public, Tehran University, Iran, 18 Sep. 2019
Talk: "Girl Astronomers" Meeting, Tehran, Iran, 3 May 2019 همایش دختران منجم، ۱۳ اردیبهشت ۱۳۹۸
Video: "Astronomy Day 2020" روز نجوم ۱۳۹۹ (in Persian)
live Instagram: Physic Nobel Prize 2020 and Black Holes, "A Guide to Galactic Travelers" Program, 18 Jun. 2020 (in Persian) جایزه نوبل فیزیک ۲۰۲۰ و سیاهچاله‌ها
live Instagram: Amateur and Professional Astronomy, Iran Space Agancy, 2021 نجوم حرفه‌ای و آماتوری، سازمان فضایی ایران، مهر ۱۴۰۰
Interview: Solar Eclipse in June 2020, Shahrvand newspaper (in Persian) آخرین کسوف قرن بر عرشه بوم، مجله شهروند
Article: Yalda: Longest Night of Year, Ayaz Astronomy Group, 2004 شب یلدا، گروه نجوم آیاز، ۱۳۸۵

Iranian Women Astronomers (IWA)

شاخه بانوان انجمن نجوم ایران (شبانا)

In March 2021, I was elected as the only female on the board of directors of the Astronomy Society of Iran since its establishment and in October, I founded its female branch by focusing on Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity.

The IWA won the Champion of WSIS Prizes 2022 (Category 4 Capacity Building), World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).

The IWA also participate in the "Global Women Breakfast" event of the IUPAC in 2022.

IWA is coming soon!
"Girls of Sun" are coming!
Introduction to the IWA (in Persian) معرفی شبانا، ۱۸ مهر ۱۴۰۰
International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Feb. 2022 پیام شبانا برای روز جهانی زنان و دختران در علم، ۲۰۲۲
Introduction to IWA, TV Program, 18 Dec. 2021 معرفی شبانا در شبکه ۴ سیما، ۲۷ آذر ۱۴۰۰
نشست شاخه بانوان انجمن نجوم ایران، دانشگاه مازندران، ۲۷ بهمن۱۴۰۰

Iranian Women Astronomers' Day, 9 Nov. 2022

روز زنان منجم ایران، ۱۸ آبان ۱۴۰۰

For the first time in the history of science in Iran, we named the birthday of Dr. Alinoush Terian, mother of the Modern Astronomy of Iran, the "Iranian Women Astronmers' Day". 9 Nov. 2021 was her 100th birthday and we had a special program which you can watch in the following links.

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Iranian Women Astronomers' Day ویژه برنامه روز زنان منجم ایران (Video, in Persian)

Astronomy Week in Iran, 2021

هفته نجوم ۱۴۰۰ با شعار «نجوم ۱۴۰۰؛ افق پیش‌رو»

In 2021‌‌, I organized the Astronomy Week event in Iran. The event was online and it was live-streamed every night for 2 hours. The program covered several topics including the history of astronomy, astronomical legends and myths, ancient astronomical instruments, crescent sight, the moon and its discoveries, Solar Physics, light pollution, astrophotography, astrotourism, astronomy for kids and in schools, astronomy in literature and cinema, astronomical music, how to become an astronomer. We also had two competitions: painting with the theme of light pollution and astronomy in literature.

برنامه‌های این هفته که توسط انجمن نجوم ایران از ۲۰ تا ۲۶ اردیبهشت ماه برگزار شد مباحث مختلفی از جمله تاریخ نجوم، افسانه‌ها و اساطیر نجومی، ابزارهای نجومی کهن، رویت هلال، ماه و اکتشافات آن، فیزیک خورشید، آلودگی نوری، عکاسی و گردشگری نجومی، رصدگاه‌های تاریک جهان، نجوم کودکان و دانش آموزان، نجوم در ادبیات و سینما، موسیقی نجومی، راههای ورود به نجوم آماتوری و حرفه‌ای، معرفی کتابهای نجومی را تحت پوشش قرار داد.

دو مسابقه نجومی هم اعلام شدند (۱ و ۲).

خبر این رویداد در خبرگزاریها پوشش داده شد (۱ و ۲ و ۳).

"A Guide to Galactic Travelers" Telecast

برنامه راهنمای مسافران کهکشان

I was an expert in this TV program for topics about Mars (parts 11 & 12), Saturn (part 19), and Farewell to the Solar System (last part) from Oct. 2019 till 21 Feb. 2020. The name of the program is taken from Douglas Adams' book series titled "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".

You can access all parts of the program here (in Persian).

Travel to the Black Hole of the Centre of our Galaxy, TV Program

سفر به سیاهچاله مرکزی کهکشان راه شیری، شبکه ۴ سیما، فروردین ۱۴۰۱ (Video, in Persian)

Solar Eclipses, 2019 & 2020

خورشیدگرفتگی، ۵ دی ۱۳۹۸ و ۱ تیر ۱۳۹۹

I was a live program expert on the solar eclipses that happened in Iran on Dec. 26, 2019, and June 21, 2020. Both events were annular eclipses, however, in Iran were seen as partial.

The solar eclipse on Dec. 2019 was an unforgettable experience since it was at sunrise from the Persian Gulf, Kish Island, Iran.

You can access the programs here.

If you are interested in learning more about eclipses, especially the solar one, watch my interviews with the Avastar group (1 & 2 in Persian).

Do not miss this video which is about the sunrise while eclipse.

این ویدئو که خورشید در حال گرفت را در زمان طلوع نشان می‌دهد از دست ندهید.

Mercury Transit & Reopening of the IASBS Observatory

بازگشایی رصدخانه و گذر سیاره عطارد، ۲۰ آبان ۱۳۹۸

On 11 Nov. 2019, a rare astronomy event, the transit of planet Mercury happened. We had a half-day workshop for the public followed by observation. Our group at IASBS did the best observation of the event. More than 200 school students and their families participated in this event. The Avastar astronomy group from Tehran was our special guest. You can find their report (in Persian) here.

Concurrent with this rare astronomical event, the IASBS Observatory was reopened after 14 years of shutdown.

Appreciation of Astronomy Veterans of Iran

تقدیر از پیشکسوتان نجوم، ۱۱ اردیبهشت ۱۳۹۷

On the first of May 2019, simultaneously with the holding of the 22nd national astronomy meeting at IASBS, I held a ceremony honoring the veterans of Iranian astronomy. In this ceremony, six veterans participated and a report on the founders and influential people of Iranian professional and amateur astronomy was presented.