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Robson, Ian. "International Year of Astronomy 2009." Astronomy & Geophysics 48, no. 4 (August 2007): 4.30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-4004.2007.48430.x.
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Russo, Pedro, Catherine Cesarsky, and Lars Lindberg Christensen. "SpS2-The International Year of Astronomy 2009." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 5, H15 (November 2009): 559–609. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921310010744.
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The International Astronomical Union (IAU) launched 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) under the theme, The Universe, Yours to Discover. IYA2009 marked the 400th anniversary of the first astronomical observation through a telescope by Galileo Galilei. It has been, and still is, a global celebration of astronomy and its contributions to society and culture, with a strong emphasis on education, public engagement and the involvement of young people, with events at national, regional and global levels throughout the whole of 2009. UNESCO endorsed IYA2009 and the United Nations proclaimed the year 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy on 20 December 2007. These proceedings aim to give a brief account of IYA2009, from its inception to the present and how its legacy will influence the future of astronomy communication on a planet-wide scale.
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unattributed. "Celebrating the 2009 International Year Astronomy." Astronomy Education Review 5, no. 2 (September 2006): 248. http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/aer2006030.
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MacIsaac, Dan. "2009 is the International Year of Astronomy." Physics Teacher 47, no. 4 (April 2009): 254. http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.3099670.
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Heenatigala, Thilina, and Mike Simmons. "Global Astronomy Month - An Annual Celebration of the Universe." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 10, H16 (August 2012): 555. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921314012101.
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AbstractOne of the most successful global outreach efforts in history was the International Year of Astronomy 2009. With the momentum created by this year long program, it was important to take the efforts to coming years. The Astronomers Without Borders organization captured the energy of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 and refocused it as an ongoing annual celebration of the Universe by organizing Global Astronomy Month, a worldwide celebration of astronomy in all its forms, every April. In 2010, the program saw professionals and amateur astronomers, educators and astronomy enthusiasts from around the globe participating together in the spirit of International Year of Astronomy 2009 and provided a global stage for established programs and a framework for partnerships. The 2011 version of the program saw much bigger participation with several global partner organizations joining in creating more than 40 global level programs throughout the month. Within a short period of two years, Global Astronomy Month has evolved to a much needed global platform after International Year of Astronomy 2009.
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Krons, Aivars. "VISUALIZATION IN ASTRONOMY AT GENERAL SCHOOL." GAMTAMOKSLINIS UGDYMAS / NATURAL SCIENCE EDUCATION 6, no. 2 (August 15, 2009): 31–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.48127/gu-nse/09.6.31a.
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This is an International Year of Astronomy (IYA 2009) when we pay great attention to astronomy education. The International Year of Astronomy is a year-long celebration of astronomy, taking place in 2009 to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the first recorded astronomical observations with a telescope by Galileo Galilei. Author presents a modern approach to teaching astronomy and planetary sciences, centered on visual images and simulations of planetary objects. The basic idea is to take the students to other celestial objects as tourists, and to teach science through the observations of various natural phenomena in these new environments. The power of scientific visualization, through still and dynamic images, makes such a journey an exciting learning experience. The introduction of new technologies (3D animations, virtual reality) greatly enhances the visualization capabilities the teacher can use, allowing him to simulate actual flights over the terrain of other planets and to study them as if observing from a spaceship in orbit. The present article focuses on the study of the Moon, planets, asteroids and Galaxies by means of observations, interpretations, and comparison to planet Earth. Students learn to recognize geological and atmospheric processes, discuss astronomic phenomena, celestial bodies and discover that the same basic physical laws govern all objects in the Solar system and Universe. Key words: interactive learning, astronomy, telescope, astronomy education, scientific visualization, virtual reality (VR).
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Ribeiro, V. A. R. M., C. M. Paulo, A. M. A. R. Besteiro, H. Geraldes, A. M. Maphossa, F. A. Nhanonbe, and A. J. R. Uaissine. "Introducing Astronomy into Mozambican Society." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 5, S260 (January 2009): 522–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s174392131100278x.
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AbstractMozambique has been proposed as a host for one of the future Square Kilometre Array stations in Southern Africa. However, Mozambique does not possess a university astronomy department and only recently has there been interest in developing one. South Africa has been funding students at the MSc and PhD level, as well as researchers. Additionally, Mozambicans with Physics degrees have been funded at the MSc level. With the advent of the International Year of Astronomy, there has been a very strong drive, from these students, to establish a successful astronomy department in Mozambique. The launch of the commemorations during the 2008 World Space Week was very successful and Mozambique is to be used to motivate similar African countries who lack funds but are still trying to take part in the International Year of Astronomy. There hare been limited resources and funding, however there is a strong will to carry this momentum into 2009 and, with this, influence the Government to introduce Astronomy into its national curriculum and at University level. Mozambique's motto for the International Year of Astronomy is “Descobre o teu Universo”.
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Cui, Xiangqun. "CSTAR and future plans for Dome A." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 5, H15 (November 2009): 639–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921310010860.
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AbstractThe first set of Chinese Antarctic telescopes at Dome A is called CSTAR. It consists of four 14.5 cm wide-field telescopes and was installed at Dome A during the traverse of 2007/2008. CSTAR successfully operated for 135 days in 2008 and for more than 200 days in 2009. This paper briefly introduces recent developments in Chinese Antarctic astronomy and their international collaborative activities. It also describes future plans for Dome A, as the building of Kunlun Station began in January of this year.
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Ferreira, Orlando Rodrigues, and Marcos Rincon Voelzke. "CTS-Astro: Astronomia no enfoque da Ciência, Tecnologia e Sociedade e análises sobre o Ano Internacional da Astronomia 2009-Brasil." Revista de Ensino de Ciências e Matemática 3, no. 3 (October 1, 2012): 243–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.26843/rencima.v3i3.389.
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O trabalho enfoca a Ciência, Tecnologia e Sociedade a partir da Astronomia numa abordagem que os autores denominam de CTS-Astro. Igualmente considera que a Astronomia extrapola os limites da própria Ciência, visto encaminhar para reflexões relativas à própria existência, fundamentação filosófica embasada no princípio antrópico do Universo.Na seqüência, discorre sobre o Ano Internacional da Astronomia 2009 no Brasil e seus resultados. Em 2003, Brasil, Itália e França encaminharam à Organização das Nações Unidas para a Educação, a Ciência e a Cultura-UNESCO uma petição para 2009 ser considerado como o Ano Internacional da Astronomia, por ocasião dos 400 anos das primeiras observações telescópicas realizadas, em 1609, por Galileu Galilei (1568-1642). O International Year of Astronomy 2009 envolveu 148 países e mais de 815 milhões de pessoas, ocasionando uma integração sem precedentes na História entre as áreas científicas, tecnológicas e humanas.O Brasil teve destacado desempenho, mas, mesmo após
alguns anos, os inúmeros dados do país ainda são passíveis de estudos e análises, por exemplo, como os impactos positivos em variados setores da sociedade se tornaram permanentes como ações agregadas em diversas instituições, quais Escolas, Universidades, Observatórios, Planetários, Museus de Ciências e Clubes de Astronomia, entre outras.
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Williams, Robert. "The IAU in the 21st Century." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 13, S349 (December 2018): 58–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921319000127.
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AbstractBeginning in year 2000 the IAU undertook a number of initiatives that changed the Union from being primarily an inward-focused organization whose emphasis was the world of professional astronomy, to being more outward looking in engaging with the public. These initiatives included proposing to the United Nations and then leading the International Year of Astronomy IYA 2009, and the formulation of a Strategic Plan that included creation of the Office of Astronomy for Development. Additional programs are being undertaken by the Union that continue to broaden IAU engagement with the public.
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Pović, M., P. Nkundabakura, and J. Uwamahoro. "Status of astronomy in Rwanda and volunteer work at Kigali Institute of Education (KIE)." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 10, H16 (August 2012): 544. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921314012022.
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Until 2009, astronomy was undeveloped in Rwanda, without astronomy courses at universities and schools, astronomical facilities, or any outreach programmes. With the international year of astronomy in 2009, Dr. Pheneas Nkundabakura and Dr. Jean Uwamahoro from the KIE Maths-Physics department, both graduates from the South African NASSP Programme (http://www.star.ac.za), started a program of implementing the astronomical knowledge at schools and universities. During the same year 2009, IAU donated 100 galileoscopes for the secondary schools, and several astronomy workshops were organised for the teachers. IAU donated also 5 laptops to help students and lecturers to learn and use astronomy software. With this, KIE students have now a possibility to choose astronomy/space science for their undergraduate final year research projects. Moreover, there is an ongoing effort to look for further collaboration towards establishing the first astronomical facility (observatory) in the country.
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Pompea, Stephen M., and Douglas Isbell. "The International Year of Astronomy 2009:New Approaches and Novel Resources for Physics Classrooms." Physics Teacher 47, no. 7 (October 2009): 428–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.3225501.
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Torres-Peimbert, Silvia, and José Franco. "Star Parties in Mexico extended to Colombia and China." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 11, A29A (August 2015): 405. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921316003446.
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The preparation for The International Year of Astronomy 2009 stirred our interest in preparing star parties in Mexico. The lunar eclipse of February 20th 2008 was the perfect event for the first massive observation in Mexico City that attracted over 25,000 people. To accompany this event there were additional attractions: a massive astronomical lecture, more than 100 telescopes were set up for people to watch the sky, exhibits of astronomical images, children hands-on projects, rock concert, dance performance, and chats with astronomers. Already in 2009 a collective program was organized to involve more than 30 sites in Mexico to hold star parties at the same time once a year. These star parties were more in the spirit of science fairs, that include lectures, astronomy exhibits, children projects, as well as concerts and other cultural displays. The scope of each one of them depended on the local support from volunteers and from the local authorities. After the International Year of Astronomy the group that organized these star parties decided to continue its activities. The main attraction in these fairs has been the opportunity to see the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn (if observable) through a telescope. For this program the presence of the amateur astronomers has been crucial. They have brought their instruments to the sites and have generously taught the public how to look through the telescopes and pointed out to the interesting features on the sky.
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Bhatt, Nipa J., and Rajmal Jain. "Reassessing the Predictions of Sunspot Cycle 24." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 13, S340 (February 2018): 319–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921318001205.
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AbstractPredictions of sunspot cycle are important due to their space weather effects. Bhattet al.(2009) predicted sunspot cycle 24 (Maximum amplitude: 92.8±19.6; Timing:October 2012±4 months) using relative sunspot number (International Sunspot Number), and average geomagnetic activity indexaaconsidering 2008 as the year of sunspot minimum. Owing to the extended solar minimum till 2009, we re-examine our prediction model. Also, the newly calibrated international sunspot number reduces many discrepancies in the old dataset and is available from Solar Influences Data Center (SIDC) website. Considering 2009 as sunspot minimum year and newly calibrated international sunspot number, (i) The annual maximum amplitude of cycle 24 = 118.5±24.4 (observed = 113.3±0.1), (ii) A smoothed monthly mean sunspot number maximum in January 2014±4 months (observed in February 2014). Our prediction method appears to be a reliable indicator for the predictability of cycle 25.
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Baldacchino, Godfrey, and Alexander Gatt. "Islands of Astronomy." Island Studies Journal 4, no. 1 (2009): 85–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.24043/isj.229.
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A global review of islands and their connections with astronomy throughout history up to the contemporary times suggests eight compelling, distinct yet interlocking reasons why islands have been and remain so important to astronomy and astronomers. Islands constitute favourable locations for various types of astronomy-related activities: from tracking satellites and monitoring significant celestial events, to providing exceptional locations to jurisdictions with mandated dark and unpolluted skies. They appeal for their favourable longitude and (especially southern) latitude, as well as for their disposition towards the conditions that the scientific community may expect in an ideal world: relatively clear viewing conditions from a secure, self-contained platform that is, however, endowed with connectivity. This article is written as a contribution to the International Year of Astronomy (2009).
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Pacini, Franco. "The Legacies of Galileo." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 5, H15 (November 2009): 17–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s174392131000815x.
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The scientific community is celebrating in 2009 the International Year of Astronomy. The timing coincides with the 400th anniversary of the first astronomical use of a telescope, when Galileo's observations demonstrated that the Earth is not alone in the Universe. One can hardly think of a more important event in the history of mankind.
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Blanco-Chamborro, María Sonia, Mercedes Varela-Losada, María Lorenzo-Rial, and Uxío Pérez-Rodríguez. "Revisión de Investigación Educativa en Astronomía en Educación Infantil y Primaria desde 2009 hasta 2019." Acta Scientiae 25, no. 6 (November 13, 2023): 118–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.17648/acta.scientiae.6814.
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Background: In recent decades, a wide variety of aspects related to astronomical phenomena have been investigated. However, astronomy research in school has not been a very active field compared to other topics. In addition, a great part of that research involves high school or university students. Few studies address the early schooling stages. Objective: Our goal is to make a narrative and bibliometric review of the articles published in relevant scientific journals from 2009 to 2019 on astronomy teaching in early childhood (0–6 years) and primary education (6–12 years), using the Big Ideas in astronomy as a conceptual framework (Lelliott Rollnick, 2010). The purposes are to characterise these studies, investigate how research on astronomy education has fostered our understanding of its learning, and analyse which methodologies and theoretical frameworks are the most frequent in them. Design: A systematic narrative and bibliometric literature review is carried out with the help of specific software (Bibliometrix and VOSwiever). Setting and participants: To locate the articles to be analysed, we used the ERIC - Education Resources Information Center resource database. We also selected research works in English centred on the educational stages of early childhood and/or primary education whose focus is one or more of the Big Ideas. They must have been published between 2009 and 2019 in journals dedicated to the didactics of experimental sciences and indexed in JCR (2019). Data collection and analysis: The data is collected systematically using a descriptive coding instrument. A bibliometric analysis is carried out, providing basic information on the analysed articles, relevant journals, trend by year of publications on the subject, publications by country and international collaboration, number of citations of the articles, and coauthorship networks, publications by year and genre, identification of the most addressed concepts through word clouds and networks of key concepts combined with cluster analysis. Likewise, we analyse issues such as the most frequent conceptual frameworks, the educational levels corresponding to the articles, and the most studied Big Ideas. Results: There is little research in international journals on astronomy teaching in the educational stages analysed, and there are practically no articles focused on early childhood education. The journal that has published the most on the subject is by far the International Journal of Science Education, and most of the studies are from the USA and published by women. The author with the most significant impact worldwide is Julia D. Plummer. The most frequent conceptual frameworks are those of conceptions and mental models. The cluster analysis of the keywords has made it possible to identify four thematic fields: mental models and conceptual change, teachers’ and students’ conceptions of astronomy, science and school, and other relevant aspects of astronomy teaching. The Big Ideas studied the most are the Earth–Sun–Moon system (combined or not with the stars) and day and night. Conclusions: The research with the highest global impact in recent years on the teaching of astronomy in early childhood and primary education has been analysed, describing its characteristics and centres of interest, demonstrating that this issue does not receive much attention in the literature.
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Harrison, Richard, Andy Breen, Barbara Bromage, and Joe Davila. "2007: International Heliophysical Year." Astronomy & Geophysics 46, no. 3 (June 6, 2005): 3.27–3.30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-4004.2005.46327.x.
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Robinson, Brian. "Radio Astronomy and the International Telecommunications Regulations." Symposium - International Astronomical Union 196 (2001): 209–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0074180900164125.
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For forty years radio astronomers have had access to frequency bands allocated by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) - initially a League of Nations body (from 1919) and then a United Nations body (since 1945). Hard work and skilful negotiation by a handful of radio astronomers since 1959 have ensured viable access to scarce spectral allocations. There have been many battles won, some key battles lost. The next treaty conference of the ITU is in the year 2000.
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Ribeiro, Valério A. R. M., and Cláudio M. Paulo. "Astronomy in Mozambique." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 10, H16 (August 2012): 567. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921314012186.
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AbstractWe present the state of Astronomy in Mozambique and how it has evolved since 2009 following the International Year of Astronomy. Activities have been lead by staff at University Eduardo Mondlane and several outreach activities have also flourished. In 2010 the University introduced its first astronomy module, Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics, for the second year students in the Department of Physics. The course has now produced the first students who will be graduating in late 2012 with some astronomy content. Some of these students will now be looking for further studies and those who have been keen in astronomy have been recommended to pursue this as a career. At the university level we have also discussed on the possibility to introduce a whole astronomy course by 2016 which falls well within the HCD that the university is now investing in. With the announcement that the SKA will be split between South Africa with its partner countries (including Mozambique), and Australia we have been working closely with the Ministry of Science and Technology to make astronomy a priority on its agenda. In this respect, an old telecommunications antenna is being converted by the South Africa SKA Project Office, and donated to Mozambique for educational purposes. It will be situated in Maluana, Mozambique.
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Reid, M. "One World, One Sky: Outreach in a Multicultural, Multilingual Metropolis." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 10, H16 (August 2012): 656. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921314012769.
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As cities around the world grow more and more diverse, we must take this diversity into account in developing outreach activities and materials. The International Year of Astronomy in 2009 brought a lot of attention to the needs of underserved communities and developing countries, emphasizing the ideal of widespread access to astronomy outreach. Increasingly, however, we find that some of the same challenges facing underserved communities and developing countries are also present in modern metropolises. Conveniently, the linguistic and cultural diversity of our cities is more and more accurately reflected among the astronomy community. The diversity of the astronomical community itself creates opportunities for effective multicultural, multilingual outreach.
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Whiteoak, J. B., and H. L. Sim. "Brian John Robinson 1930 - 2004." Historical Records of Australian Science 17, no. 2 (2006): 263. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/hr06006.
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In a half-century involvement in radio astronomy, Brian Robinson achieved international recognition and received many honours. During a forty-year career at CSIRO Division of Radiophysics, he undertook leading research, headed the Astrophysics Group, and contributed significantly in the Australia Telescope planning and funding campaign. Internationally, he distinguished himself in radio astronomy committees and negotiations to protect radio astronomy observations from interference from telecommunication transmissions.
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Bravo-Alfaro, Hector, Cesar A. Caretta, Felipe Macias Gloria, Elcia M. S. Brito, Patricia Campos Rodríguez, Juan Pablo Torres-Papaqui, and Eloy Juarez Sandoval. "Eight years after IYA2009: a successful project of Outreach and Astronomy Education on selected countryside towns in Mexico." EPJ Web of Conferences 200 (2019): 01008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201920001008.
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We present the main results of a multidisciplinary project on education and outreach in Guanajuato (Mexico). This collaboration was initiated in the International Year of Astronomy (IYA09, IAU-UNESCO, 2009) and is led by a team including astronomers, sociologists and environment biologists. The Astronomy activities had their origin at the Public Observatory of Universidad de Guanajuato, where an outreach program was dedicated to young students, teachers and the general public. Thanks to the many activities linked to IYA09, the astronomers joined with a group of sociologists working on the development of rural zones of the Mexican State of Guanajuato. This region undergoes a high rate of migration towards the USA. Working together, our goals were enlarged, having important results on different aspects like social development, environment recovering and education. Astronomy plays a central role within this project, mainly through activities like stargazing, science games for young public, Astronomy courses for teachers, and talks for a wide audience.
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Webb, David F. "DIVISION II / IAU REPRESENTATIVE REPORT INTERNATIONAL HELIOPHYSICAL YEAR." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 4, T27A (December 2008): 145–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921308025386.
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The International Heliophysical Year (IHY) is an international program of scientific research and collaboration to understand the external drivers of the space environment and climate. Its activities were centered on the year 2008, the 50th anniversary of the International Geophysical Year. The IHY involves utilizing the existing assets from space and ground as a distributed Great Observatory and the deployment of new instrumentation, new observations from the ground and in space, and public and student education. The IHY officially was launched in February 2007 with an opening ceremony and workshop in Vienna. Many IHY activities, both scientific and educational, have occurred since then. In practice, these activities have taken place over the last several years, and the programs that have been established through the IHY will continue into the future as ‘legacies’ of the IHY.
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Batten, Alan H. "Before OAD." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 13, S349 (December 2018): 388–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921319000504.
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AbstractOAD, the Office of Astronomy for Development, one of the most significant innovations within the IAU, was created at the XXVII General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro in 2009 and opened in 2011. The new office brought together and strengthened several activities of the IAU aimed at helping astronomers in developing or isolated countries to keep in touch with their colleagues elsewhere and up-to-date with the developments in our science. Those activities were mediated through the old commission structure by Commission 38 (Exchange of Astronomers) and Commission 46 (Astronomy Education and Development) which oversaw the International Schools of Young Astronomers (ISYA), the Visiting Lecturer Programme (VLP) and Teaching for Astronomy Development (TAD). In addition, Jorge Sahade, during his term as IAU President (1985–1988), formed the Working Group for the Promotion and Development of Astronomy, as a sub-committee of the Executive Committee, and asked the present writer, then a Vice-President, to act as chair. That Working Group (later renamed the Working Group for the Worldwide Development of Astronomy, WGWWDA) operated within the context of the already existing services of the IAU and in cooperation with the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS). In this paper, the writer gives an account of the activities of the WGWWDA both during and between General Assemblies, until the year 2000, shortly after which he relinquished responsibility for them.
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Tafreshi, Babak A. "TWAN: The World at Night." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 5, S260 (January 2009): 354–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921311002523.
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AbstractThe World at Night (TWAN) is a global program to produce, collect, and present stunning photographs and time-lapse videos of the world's most beautiful and historic sites against the night-time backdrop of stars, planets, and celestial events. TWAN is a bridge between art, science and humanity to bring the message of peace, concealed in the sky. Organised by “Astronomers Without Borders”, the project consist of world's best night sky photographers in over countries and coordinators, regional event organisers, and consultants. TWAN was also designated as a Special Project of the International Year of Astronomy 2009. While the project's global exhibitions and educational events peaked during IYA2009, TWAN is planned for long term in several phases and will continue to create and exhibit images in the next years.
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Quiroga, Gonzalo Pereira. "La Horca del Inca—an astronomical observatory?" Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 7, S278 (January 2011): 128–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921311012543.
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AbstractWhile celebrating the International Year of Astronomy 2009, some government and private institutions in Bolivia pointed out the need to raise a petition to UNESCO and the IAU aimed at declaring the monument known as ‘La Horca del Inca’ (The Inca's Gallows) to be an astronomical World Heritage Site. The request was made because La Horca del Inca was assumed to be a pre-Columbian astronomical observatory. In this paper we analyze the reliability of that postulate through a twofold approach: 1) by examining the most relevant publications, both archaeological and astronomical, that conclude that the site was indeed a pre-Columbian astronomical observatory; and 2) by independently visiting and surveying the monument and its surrounding area.
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Mimouni, Jamal. "Popularising science through astronomy, an Algerian experience in grassroot activism and its academic spin-off." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 5, S260 (January 2009): 741–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921311003115.
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AbstractWe relate the success story of an amateur astronomy association based at Constantine, which has spearheaded the efforts of spreading astronomy and scientific culture in Algeria. This association has organised throughout the past decade many activities from large national yearly gatherings to a weekly radio program, through public sighting campaigns. It has been instrumental in the establishment of a pluri-university graduate study program in astrophysics, the so called Ecole Doctorale d'Astrophysique (EDA), the first of its kind in Algeria. We describe in particular how astronomers from various parts of Algeria involved in amateur astronomy have known each other, and banded together to the point of constituting a critical size group able to set up such a national graduate program with plans for the establishment of the first observatory in our country, the Aurès Observatory in Eastern Algeria Aurès mountain range. A strong interest for the project has been shown by the astronomical community, some site testing undertaken, and international collaboration sought. With some dedicated support, its foundation could take place within the year 2009. Could IAY2009 be turned into an annus mirabilis for Algeria and a showcase for the astronomy community worldwide with behind it a textbook case of synergy between amateur astronomy and academic endeavor in the astronomical sciences?
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Holbrook, Jarita. "Astronomy and World Heritage." Culture and Cosmos 12, no. 1 (June 2008): 65–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.46472/cc.0112.0207.
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This article introduces the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) new thematic initiative ‘Astronomy & World Heritage’ to the broader cultural astronomy community. UNESCO recognized two features of the World Heritage List (WHL) that this new initiative seeks to address: 1) very few sites have a connection to science, and 2) most of the sites are located in Europe. This new initiative specifically focuses on cultural sites related to astronomy. Four new sub-criteria were established for the Initiative in addition to the established traditional criteria leading to ‘natural’ or ‘cultural’ property designations. The first part of this paper describes this new initiative and the new sub-criteria. With these multiple layers of criteria, I address whether the goal of diversifying the WHL can be met under this new initiative by looking at the possibility of identifying sites on the African continent where most astronomy is foundamong local people rather than astronomers. The stakeholders in this initiative are 1) UNESCO, 2) nation states and their representatives called States Parties, 3) astronomers, 4) social scientists, and 5) people living in or near potential properties. I conclude that African sites do exist that appear to fit all the criteria, however identifying sites is only the first step in the long process that ends with entry on the World Heritage List. Surprisingly, very little has been done for United States sites. The initiative appears to be hampered in the USA because of 1) the many USA specific steps to nomination, 2) the concern among astronomers that heritage preservation will interfere with cutting edge science, and because 3) preservation projects of more importance to astronomers have been given priority. This UNESCO Initiative will continue into the future, however, the goal of having the first properties inscribed by 2009 for the International Year of Astronomy proved to be unlikely for either Africa or the United States.
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Montmerle, Thierry. "The IAU, from New Worlds to Exoworlds: recollections of a mandate." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 13, S349 (December 2018): 90–111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921319000176.
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AbstractThis paper presents my own recollections of the difficult relations that existed between the IAU and a fraction of the public, especially in the USA, following the IAU decision to reclassify Pluto as a dwarf planet at the 2006 General Assembly in Prague, and which ultimately led the IAU to organize the NameExoWorlds international contest to give public names to selected exoplanets and their host stars. In spite of the success of the International Year of Astronomy in 2009, the Pluto controversy continued, and its consequences climaxed during my term (2012-2015), as NASA’s New Horizons probe approached Pluto for a flyby just before the 2015 General Assembly in Honolulu. It was during this period that the IAU launched the NameExoWorlds contest, which also came to a conclusion in Honolulu after over half a million votes were cast from all over the world. While the inside story of how the contest was organized has appeared elsewhere, here I focus on the historical and sociological context that made Pluto such a sensitive issue, especially in the USA, explaining why this contest generated another controversy between the IAU and the New Horizons team. However, after the world-wide success of NameExoWorlds, the IAU and the New Horizons team eventually reached an agreement on finalizing the characterization and names of a number of newly discovered Pluto and Charon surface features (an on-going process), while a new edition of NameExoWorlds is in preparation for the IAU centennial in 2019.
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Rabello-Soares, M. Cristina, Cherilynn Morrow, Barbara Thompson, and David Webb. "Globalizing space and Earth science–the International Heliophysical Year Education and Outreach Programme." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 2, SPS5 (August 2006): 289–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s174392130700717x.
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AbstractThe International Heliophysical Year (IHY) in 2007 & 2008 will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Geophysical Year (IGY) and, following its tradition of international research collaboration, will focus on the cross-disciplinary studies of universal processes in the heliosphere.The main goal of the IHY Education and Outreach Programme is to create more global access to exemplary resources in space and Earth science education and public outreach. By taking advantage of the IHY organization with representatives in every nation and in the partnership with the United Nations Basic Space Science Initiative (UNBSSI), we aim to promote new international partnerships. Our goal is to assist in increasing the visibility and accessibility of exemplary programmes and in the identification of formal or informal educational products that would be beneficial to improve space and Earth science knowledge in a given country; leaving a legacy of enhanced global access to resources and of world-wide connectivity between those engaged in education and public outreach efforts that are related to IHY science.Here we describe how to participate in the IHY Education and Outreach Programme and the benefits in doing so. Emphasis will be given to the role played by developing countries; not only in selecting useful resources and helping in their translation and adaptation, but also in providing different approaches and techniques in teaching.
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Kitamura, Masatoshi, Don Wentzel, Arne Henden, Jeffrey Bennett, H. M. K. Al-Naimiy, A. M. Mathai, Nat Gopalswamy, et al. "The United Nations Basic Space Science Initiative: the TRIPOD concept." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 2, SPS5 (August 2006): 277–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921307007156.
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AbstractSince 1990, the United Nations has held an annual workshop on basic space science for the benefit of the worldwide development of astronomy. Additional to the scientific benefits of the workshops and the strengthening of international cooperation, the workshops lead to the establishment of astronomical telescope facilities through the Official Development Assistance (ODA) of Japan. Teaching material, hands-on astrophysics material, and variable star observing programmes had been developed for the operation of such astronomical telescope facilities in the university environment. This approach to astronomical telescope facility, observing programme, and teaching astronomy has become known as the basic space science TRIPOD concept. Currently, a similar TRIPOD concept is being developed for the International Heliophysical Year 2007, consisting of an instrument array, data taking and analysis, and teaching space science.
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Meneghini, Rogerio, and Abel L. Packer. "Articles with authors affiliated to Brazilian institutions published from 1994 to 2003 with 100 or more citations: II - identification of thematic nuclei of excellence in Brazilian science." Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 78, no. 4 (December 2006): 855–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0001-37652006000400018.
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Articles with 100 citations or more in the scientific literature and with at least one author with Brazilian affiliation, were identified in the Thomson-ISI (Institute for Scientific Information) Web of Science bibliometric database covering a 10-year period, from 1994 to 2003 (see Packer and Meneghini 2006); 248 (0.23%) out of a total of 109,916 articles with Brazilian affiliation were identified. This study was primarily carried out to identify thematic nuclei of excellence in research that had major impact in the international literature. Twelve of these nuclei in the fields of Biomedicine, Medicine, Biology, Physic, Chemistry and Astronomy were considered outstanding and their genesis and development were described. The weight of factors such as international collaboration and network organization are distinct in these areas and the reasons for that are discussed.
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de Carias, Maria C. Pineda. "The Central American Master’s Program in Astronomy and Astrophysics." Transactions of the International Astronomical Union 24, no. 3 (2001): 69–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0251107x00000456.
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AbstractThe Master’s Program in Astronomy and Astrophysics for Central America arises as part of the project of the National Autonomous University of Honduras to contribute to the establishment of “Astronomy and Astrophysics” as an academic field within the region (Pineda de Carias 1993). In 1997, the same year that the Central American Suyapa Astronomical Observatory (CASAO) was officially inaugurated (within the frame of the VII UN/ESA Workshop on Basic Space Science), a degree course in astronomy and astrophysics at graduate level was approved. In 1998 the program was formally opened for Central American graduate students in physics, mathematics or engineering. In the year 2000, the first group of students is expected to finish their courses. In this document we present the main features of the Master’s Program: the syllabus, resources, organization. A discussion of the results achieved and of future tendencies is also included, together with some recommendations about how the international community may contribute to the enhancement of this type of effort, and on how this model may be useful for developing countries.
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Raulin, Jean-Pierre, Joseph M. Davila, Thomas Bogdan, Kiyohumi Yumoto, and John Leibacher. "The Future of IHY Campaigns: Transition to the International Space Weather Initiative." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 5, H15 (November 2009): 501–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921310010392.
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AbstractWe will present the relevant activities performed during the International Heliophysical Year (IHY) program during the 5 year period 2004 - 2008. The IHY was a major international effort that involved the deployment of new instrumentation, new observations from the ground and in space, and a strong education component. Under the United Nations Office for Outer Space program called Basic Space Science Initiative (UNBSSI), instrument arrays have been deployed to provide global measurements of heliophysical phenomena. As a result, significant scientific and educational collaborations emerged between the organizing groups and the host country teams. In view of the great successes achieved by the IHY during these years, we propose to continue the highly successful collaboration with the UN program to study the universal processes in the solar system that affect the interplanetary and terrestrial environments, and to continue to coordinate the deployment and operation of new and existing instrumentation arrays aimed at understanding the impacts of Space Weather on Earth and the near-Earth environment. To this end, we propose a new program, the International Space Weather Initiative (ISWI). The ISWI strongly complements the International Living With a Star (ILWS) program, providing more attention nationally, regionally, and internationally for the ILWS program. Based on a three-year program activity, the ISWI would provide the opportunity for scientists around the world to participate in this exciting quest to understand the effect of space disturbances on our Earth environment.
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Podmore, Francis. "Zimbabwe – The Place for Astronomy at the next Total Solar Eclipse." Transactions of the International Astronomical Union 24, no. 3 (2001): 364–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0251107x00001164.
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With clear skies most of the year, low levels of light and industrial pollution and location (we can see 96% of the celestial sphere) Zimbabwe is an excellent place for astronomy. For nearly 100 years a small but dedicated and talented band of amateur astronomers have been making hundreds of observations of occultations and variable stars, and contibuted 10% of the global total of reports to the International Halley Watch. The Astronomical Society of Southern Africa (Harare Centre) is 25 years old and the largest telescopes (mostly ‘home-made’) in the country are owned by members. Active preparations for the next two solar eclipses include site selection, coordination or safaris and free distribution of information packs and over 100 000 eclipse viewers to all schools. If the economy doesn’t collapse, good government and respect for law and order return, the planes keep flying and fuel shortages end, we look forward to welcoming hundreds of eclipse watchers to a dramatic 3 minute spectacle on 21 June 2001.
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Krajnović, Davor. "Graduate programme in astrophysics in Split." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 2, SPS5 (August 2006): 213–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921307007028.
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AbstractBeginning in the autumn of 2008, the first generation of astronomy master's students will start a two-year course in Astrophysics offered by the Physics Department of the University of Split, Croatia (http://fizika.pmfst.hr/astro/english/index.html). This unique master's course in south-eastern Europe, following the Bologna convention and given by astronomers from international institutions, offers a series of comprehensive lectures designed to greatly enhance students’ knowledge and skills in astrophysics, and prepare them for a scientific career. An equally important aim of the course is to recognize the areas in which astronomy and astrophysics can serve as a national asset and to use them to prepare young people for real life challenges, enabling graduates to enter the modern society as a skilled and attractive work-force. In this contribution, I present an example of a successful organization of international astrophysics studies in a developing country, which aims to become a leading graduate programme in astrophysics in the broader region. I will focus on the benefits of the project showing why and in what way astronomy can be interesting for third world countries, what are the benefits for the individual students, nation and region, but also research, science and the astronomical community in general.
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Cotte, Michel. "What makes astronomical heritage valuable? Identifying potential Outstanding Universal Value in cultural properties relating to astronomy." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 11, A29A (August 2015): 93–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921316002465.
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AbstractThis communication presents the situation regarding astronomical and archaeoastronomical heritage related to the World Heritage Convention through recent years up until today. Some parallel events and works were promoted strongly within the IAU–UNESCO Initiative during the International Year of Astronomy (2009). This was followed by a joint program by the IAU and ICOMOS—an official advisory body assisting the World Heritage Committee in the evaluation of nomination dossiers. The result of that work is an important publication by around 40 authors from 20 different countries all around the world: Heritage Sites of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy in the Context of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention (Ruggles & Cotte 2010). A second volume is under preparation (2015). It was also accompanied by some initiatives such as the “Windows to the Universe" organisation and the parallel constitution of local “Starlight Reserves”. Some regional meetings studying specific facets or regional heritage in the field giving significant knowledge progresses also accompanied the global trend for astronomical heritage.WH assessment is defined by a relatively strict format and methodology. A key phrase is “demonstration of Outstanding Universal Value” to justify the WH Listing by the Committee. This communication first examines the requirements and evaluation practices about of demonstrating OUV for a given place in the context of astronomical or archaeoastronomical heritage. That means the examination of the tangible attributes, an inventory of the property in terms of immoveable and moveable components and an inventory of intangible issues related to the history (history of the place in the context of the history of astronomy and cultural history). This is also related to the application to the site of the concept of integrity and authenticity, as regards the place itself and in comparison with other similar places (WH sites already listed, sites on national WH Tentative Lists, or other similar places in the region). The second issue of the communication is to give a glimpse of today's WH List, including some difficulties with listing and occasional failures, and trends and promising approaches.
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Stencel, Robert E. "Evidence for a Precessing Disk in the Extreme Binary ϵ Aurigae." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 2, S240 (August 2006): 202–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921307004024.
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AbstractAmong the longest known eclipse durations and binary periods is that of the star ϵ Aurigae, which exhibits 2-year long eclipses every 27.1 years. Oddly, the nature of the secondary in the system continues to elude ready identification. In 1965, Huang proposed a massive disk as the eclipsing body, and study of the 1984 eclipse led Lissauer and Backman to suggest an embedded B star binary in the disk to maintain it. A collaboration of observers allows me to present recent optical photometry and spectroscopy, near-IR spectroscopy and Spitzer space telescope IRS and MIPS observations of ϵ Aurigae as it approaches its next eclipse. These data argue for current detectability of the embedded binary, and precession of the disk axis, suggesting a radical change is possible for the next mid-eclipse brightening. An international monitoring campaign for the 2009-2011 is being organized, and participation invited via website http://www.du.edu/~rstencel/epsaur.htm.
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Ivchenko, Nickolay, Nicola M. Schlatter, Hanna Dahlgren, Yasunobu Ogawa, Yuka Sato, and Ingemar Häggström. "Plasma line observations from the EISCAT Svalbard Radar during the International Polar Year." Annales Geophysicae 35, no. 5 (October 24, 2017): 1143–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/angeo-35-1143-2017.
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Abstract. Photo-electrons and secondary electrons from particle precipitation enhance the incoherent scatter plasma line to levels sufficient for detection. When detectable the plasma line gives accurate measure of the electron density and can potentially be used to constrain incoherent scatter estimates of electron temperature. We investigate the statistical occurrence of plasma line enhancements with data from the high-latitude EISCAT Svalbard Radar obtained during the International Polar Year (IPY, 2007–2008). A computationally fast method was implemented to recover the range-frequency dependence of the plasma line. Plasma line backscatter strength strongly depends on time of day, season, altitude, and geomagnetic activity, and the backscatter is detectable in 22.6 % of the total measurements during the IPY. As expected, maximum detection is achieved when photo-electrons due to the Sun's EUV radiation are present. During summer daytime hours the occurrence of detectable plasma lines at altitudes below the F-region peak is up to 90 %. During wintertime the occurrence is a few percent. Electron density profiles recovered from the plasma line show great detail of density variations in height and time. For example, effects of inertial gravity waves on the electron density are observed.
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Davila, Joe, Nat Gopalswamy, Barbara Thompson, and Hans J. Haubold. "International Heliophysical Year 2007: A Report from the UN/NASA Workshop Bangalore, India, 27 November–1 December 2006." Earth, Moon, and Planets 103, no. 1-2 (February 29, 2008): 9–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11038-008-9231-5.
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Hearnshaw, John. "A survey of published astronomical outputs of countries from 1976 to 2005 and the dependence of output on population, number of IAU members and gross domestic product." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 2, SPS5 (August 2006): 9–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921307006618.
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AbstractIn this paper I report the results of a survey of the astronomical outputs of all 63 IAU member countries as well as several non-member countries, based on an analysis of the affiliations of the authors given for nearly 900 thousand astronomical papers appearing in ADS between the years 1976 and 2005. The results show a roughly three-fold increase in the number of published papers per year over this 30-year interval. This increase is seen both in developed and also in most developing countries. The number of publications per IAU member correlates strongly with gross domestic product. It is over 2 papers per IAU member per year in the countries with the strongest economies but less than 0.5 in the countries with low GDP per capita. Since 2001 there has been a dramatic increase in the number of multi-author multinational papers published. This increase is especially noticeable for authors in developing countries, indicating that astronomers in these countries are increasingly participating in international collaborations for their research activities.
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Romaniuk, Ryszard S. "50th Edition of WILGA Symposium on Photonics Applications." Photonics Letters of Poland 14, no. 3 (September 30, 2022): 71. http://dx.doi.org/10.4302/plp.v14i3.1169.
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The Jubilee 50th edition of WILGA Symposium on Photonics Applications crowns 25 years of diligent service by this exceptional series of scientific and technical meetings to the local and international photonics research, academic, industrial, business and societal communities. The paper reviews concisely, and only generally without details, some of the chosen topical tracks related to photonics present during the previous meetings and in particular during WILGA 2022 sessions. The paper summarizes shortly the achievements of WILGA Photonics Applications meetings of young researchers, during the quarter of a century, and gives a general sense of the unique nature of these meetings. Wider description of WILGA achievements are available in around 30 Proc. SPIE volumes published continuously under the common title Photonics Applications in Astronomy, Communications, Industry, and High-Energy Physics Experiments in the years 2002-2022. Full Text: PDF ReferencesWILGA Symposium on Photonics Applications DirectLink Sympozjum WILGA CrossRef R.S.Romaniuk, "Photonics Applications, WILGA Symposium 1998-2022", Elektronika 63(4) 30, 2022 CrossRef R.R. Romaniuk, "More light in Polish optical fibers", Proc. SPIE 5125 (2002) CrossRef WILGA Photonics Applications 2021, Proc. SPIE 12040 CrossRef WILGA Photonics Applications 2022, Proc. SPIE, in press CrossRef United Nations International Year of Glass 2022 DirectLink .
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Khanna, Sunaina, Neeraj Kumar Singh, Deepika Tewari, and Harinder Singh Saini. "Scientometric Analysis of the Research Output of Physics and Astronomy of Guru Nanak Dev University during 2006-15." DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology 37, no. 5 (October 23, 2017): 337. http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/djlit.37.10683.
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<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>The study attempts to analyse research contributions of the Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar in physics and astronomy during the period 2006-15. The data for this study was extracted from Scopus. The study analyses the </span><span>year-wise research productivity, national and international collaborations, top collaborating institutions, most prolific </span><span>authors, journals used for communication, most preferred journals for publication, number of citations received by the University during the period under study. This paper analyses that the university has published 652 papers in physics and astronomy. The University had registered the average citation impact per paper of 7.01 per cent and 6 publications received 51 to 100 citations. Among the Indian universities, University stood at 23</span><span>rd </span><span>rank in term of publications output (652) and h-index (29), 16</span><span>th </span><span>rank in average citation per paper (7.01 per cent) and 18</span><span>th </span><span>rank in share of high cited papers (1 per cent) and 19</span><span>th </span><span>rank in terms of international collaborative papers (27.45 per cent) during 2006-15. Around 68.71 per cent publications of the University in physics and astronomy were in national collaboration between GNDU and several other Indian organisations. The study clearly indicates that journals are the most preferred form of publication to communicate research works by the researchers. </span></p></div></div></div>
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Khanna, Sunaina, Neeraj Kumar Singh, Deepika Tewari, and Harinder Singh Saini. "Scientometric Analysis of the Research Output of Physics and Astronomy of Guru Nanak Dev University during 2006-15." DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology 37, no. 5 (October 23, 2017): 337. http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/djlit.37.5.10683.
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<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>The study attempts to analyse research contributions of the Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar in physics and astronomy during the period 2006-15. The data for this study was extracted from Scopus. The study analyses the </span><span>year-wise research productivity, national and international collaborations, top collaborating institutions, most prolific </span><span>authors, journals used for communication, most preferred journals for publication, number of citations received by the University during the period under study. This paper analyses that the university has published 652 papers in physics and astronomy. The University had registered the average citation impact per paper of 7.01 per cent and 6 publications received 51 to 100 citations. Among the Indian universities, University stood at 23</span><span>rd </span><span>rank in term of publications output (652) and h-index (29), 16</span><span>th </span><span>rank in average citation per paper (7.01 per cent) and 18</span><span>th </span><span>rank in share of high cited papers (1 per cent) and 19</span><span>th </span><span>rank in terms of international collaborative papers (27.45 per cent) during 2006-15. Around 68.71 per cent publications of the University in physics and astronomy were in national collaboration between GNDU and several other Indian organisations. The study clearly indicates that journals are the most preferred form of publication to communicate research works by the researchers. </span></p></div></div></div>
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Webb, David F., Sarah E. Gibson, and Barbara J. Thompson. "Whole Heliosphere Interval: Overview of JD16." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 5, H15 (November 2009): 471–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s174392131001032x.
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AbstractThe Whole Heliosphere Interval is an international observing and modeling effort to characterize the three-dimensional interconnected solar-heliospheric-planetary system, i.e., the “heliophysical” system. WHI was part of the International Heliophysical Year, on the 50th anniversary of the International Geophysical Year, and benefited from hundreds of observatories and instruments participating in IHY activities. WHI describes the 3-D heliosphere originating from solar Carrington Rotation 2068, March 20–April 16, 2008. The focus of IAU JD16 was on analyses of observations obtained during WHI, and simulations and modeling involving those data and that period. Consideration of the WHI interval in the context of surrounding solar rotations and/or compared to last solar minimum was also encouraged. Our goal was to identify connections and commonalities between the various regions of the heliosphere.
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Bonacci, Enzo. "The International Space Station (ISS) Contest as STEM Educational Project." Athens Journal of Sciences 10, no. 3 (October 8, 2023): 153–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.30958/ajs.10-3-3.
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In the years 2015–2018, the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research and the Italian Ministry of Defense proposed the joint initiative "Space for Your Future. The ISS: Innovatio, Scientia, Sapientia" in partnership with the Italian Space Agency. It was a competition addressed to secondary school students and aimed at developing innovative experiments to be conducted on the International Space Station, whose acronym (ISS) is the same of the Latin words "Innovatio, Scientia, Sapientia". Regardless of the odds of winning, "Space for Your Future" became a successful STEM educational project implemented in numerous schools. We illustrate how that Astronomy contest fostered a valid constructivist learning, a fruitful participatory science, and vast scientific research. We discuss, in particular, the activities of two teams of pupils from the Scientific High School "Giovanni Battista Grassi" in Latina (seat of the Planetarium "Livio Gratton") who participated within the thematic area No. 3 "Test the Sciences in Space". They all worked on chemical tests, suitable for the ISS microgravity, under the tutoring of Francesco Giuliano (Province Manager of the IYA 2009 and the IYC 2011 in Latina). The key reference is a talk given in the 104th annual congress of the Italian Physical Society at the University of Calabria (September 17–21, 2018) together with an invited lecture held in the 13th European Researchers’ Night by Frascati Scienza (September 28, 2018). Keywords: science contest, ISS, secondary school, educational project, TRL, STEM, constructivism, PBL, PrBL, learning by Doing, IBSE, citizen science, ESD, EDP.
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Kolomiyets, Svitlana V., and Mykola I. Slipchenko. "The Meteors, Meteoroids and Interplanetary Dust Program of the International Heliophysical Year 2007/9." Earth, Moon, and Planets 102, no. 1-4 (December 13, 2007): 305–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11038-007-9209-8.
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Tingay, Steven. "Indigenous Australian artists and astrophysicists come together to communicate science and culture via art." Journal of Science Communication 17, no. 04 (December 17, 2018): C02. http://dx.doi.org/10.22323/2.17040302.
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During the International Year of Astronomy in 2009, we initiated a collaboration between astrophysicists in Western Australia working toward building the largest telescope on Earth, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), and Indigenous artists living in the region where the SKA is to be built. We came together to explore deep traditions in Indigenous culture, including perspectives of the night sky, and the modern astrophysical understanding of the Universe. Over the course of the year, we travelled as a group and camped at the SKA site, we sat under the stars and shared stories about the constellations, and we talked about the telescopes we wanted to build and how they could sit on the Indigenous traditional country. We found lots of interesting points of connection in our discussions and both artists and astronomers found inspiration. The artists then produced <150 original works of art, curated as an exhibition called “Ilgarijiri — Things belonging to the Sky” in the language of the Wadjarri Yamatji people. This was exhibited in Geraldton, Perth, Canberra, South Africa, Brussels, the U.S.A., and Germany over the course of the next few years. In 2015, the concept went further, connecting with Indigenous artists from South Africa, resulting in the “Shared Sky” exhibition, which now tours the ten SKA member countries. The exhibitions communicate astrophysics and traditional Indigenous stories, as well as carry to the world Indigenous culture and art forms. The process behind the collaboration is an example of the Reconciliation process in Australia, successful through thoughtful and respectful engagements, built around common human experiences and points of contact (the night sky). This Commentary briefly describes the collaboration, its outcomes, and future work.
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Kitamura, M., K. Sekiguchi, K. Yumoto, and H. J. Haubold. "Third UN/ESA/NASA Workshop on the International Heliophysical Year 2007 and Basic Space Science." Earth, Moon, and Planets 104, no. 1-4 (December 23, 2008): 141–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11038-008-9276-5.
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