Pictured: an adult unleashing her inner child to draw some happy little planets in a happy little Solar System. If you’re looking for a drawing prompt for your weekend, try this one: what would it look like if we all decided to take care of the Earth? Share your drawings (and your creative genius) with us! National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach
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Astronomy for Everyone
About us
The IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach (OAO) is a joint project of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), under the auspices of the National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS) of Japan. The mission of the OAO is to engage the public in astronomy through access to astronomical information and communication of the science of astronomy. This is implemented through a network of IAU National Outreach Coordinators (NOCs) and the IAU’s engagement initiatives with the public, encouraging active communication of science through IAU member public engagement, professional-amateur, and citizen science activities. The work of the OAO is about building bridges between the IAU and the global astronomy community of amateur astronomers, outreach practitioners, educators, communicators, and the general public, and through international collaboration, to make the science of astronomy accessible to all. Read more about the Office for Astronomy Outreach (OAO) here https://www.iau.org/public/oao/
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https://www.iau.org/public/oao/
External link for IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach
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- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Mitaka, Tokyo
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2012
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- astronomy, outreach, and communication
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NAOJ Mitaka Campus, 2-21-1 Osawa
Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, JP
Employees at IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach
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Rob O' Sullivan
Marketing/Communications Officer at MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory | Science Communicator
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Kelly Blumenthal, PhD, EdM
Director of the IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach
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Suhel Ahmeti
Young European Ambassador
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Naomi Asabre Frimpong, PhD.
Astronomer| Research Scientist| Head of Science Communication at Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute| Vice-President of African Astronomical…
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One of the activities at our booth during the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan’s Open House Day was to draw what it would look like if we all took care of the planet. We learned three things today: * adults love a good drum roll as much as (if not more than) kids do * our Director, Kelly Blumenthal, PhD, EdM, is very sensitive to the sound of pencil on paper * children are truly the masters of abstraction
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Today the OAO joined the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan’s annual Open House! We focused on our home planet and our place in the Universe. Many, many thanks to Makiko Aoki, Hiroko Komiyama and Kelly Blumenthal, PhD, EdM for their hard work! And a special thank you to IAU Office of Astronomy for Development for our Earthball; it is being put to good use! お疲れさまでした！
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Register for #CienciaPorLaPaz before 15 October to join the conversation about promoting peace through astronomy. 🕊
Experimental education strategies | Art and science management | Astronomy Outreach | TechMaker | National Outreach Coordinator Mexico - OAO
Con mucha emoción les comparto este evento maravilloso de #CienciaPorLaPaz, que desde la Coordinación Nacional de Divulgación de Astronomía en México NOC-Mex de IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach, nos unimos en colaboración con la Oficina Regional de Norte América de Astronomía para el Desarrollo NA-ROAD, la Coordinación Nacional de Astronomía para la Educación en México NAEC-MX y Astrofísicos en Acción, con el apoyo de científic@s mexican@s jóvenes, para llevar a cabo este webinar, así como una serie de actividades para promover la paz desde la astronomía. 10 de noviembre, 11 a 15 horas (CDMX) por Google Meet. Registro abierto hasta el 15 de octubre. Webinario gratuito con cupo limitado. Registro y más información en la página web del evento: https://lnkd.in/gDXq3YvH
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One of the OAO's Strategic Actions is to promote the Pale Blue Dot 🌍 message. Pictures like this remind us that we're all just complicated monkeys floating on a delicate grain of sand in a vast ocean. Astronomy provides us with a perspective we sometimes lack. Now, more than ever, it's important to think about our place in the Universe and come up with new ways to be better to each other and our planet. ❤️ 💫
#PPOD: Pale Blue Dot from Mars 🔴 In the top third of the image, near the center, "that little dot there, that's home, that's us." The Pale Blue Dot🔵 rises just before sunrise🌅 on the horizon of another planet (Mars). Imaged by NASA's Spirit rover on March 8, 2004, 63 sols into its mission, about an hour before sunrise at its location on #Mars. This image isn't a single shot but a composite of Navcam and pan cam images of the sky. Color was added from other RGB composites of Mars captured at sunset from Spirit. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Color edit: Jason Major
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The annular solar eclipse on 2 October kicked off #100HoursOfAstronomy last week. Were you able to capture it?
#Eclipse2024 📍🗿Desde Rapa Nui "El anillo de fuego" ☀️🌘🌎 🗿 From Rapa Nui "The Ring of Fire" #solareclipse 📷: Priscilla Nowajewski-Barra, Ph.D. Astrónoma y climatóloga ALMA. #rapanui #science #ciencia
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IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach reposted this
Are you a night sky lover or stargazing beginner? We have just the thing for you! Today marks the start of an exciting online event called 100 Hours Under One Sky, running until 5 October in partnership with the Royal Astronomical Society 💫 ✨ 🪐 No telescope or binoculars are needed - just look up and enjoy the wonders of the night sky 🌌 🌍 Find out more at 100hours.com #100HoursUnderOneSky #StargazingForBeginners #NightSkyLovers #AstronomyEvent
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IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach reposted this
፻ የሥነ-ፈለክ ሰዓታት የኢትዮጵያ የስፔስ ሳይንስ ሶሳይቲ ፣ ከስፔስ ሳይንስ እና ጂኦስፓሻል ኢንስቲትዩት እና ከዓለም አቀፉ የሥነ-ፈለክ ሕብረት የሥነ-ፈለክ አኅዝቦት ቢሮ ጋር በመተባበር ከመስከረም 21-24 የ፻ የሥነ-ፈለክ ሰዓታት ክብረ በዓልን እያከበረ ይገኛል። ይህ ክብረ በዓል መስከረም በገባ በ3ተኛው ሣምንት መጀመሪያ ላይ ለአንድ መቶ ሰዓታት በኹሉም የዕድሜ ክልል ላለው የሕብረተሰብ ክፍል ስለ ሥነ-ፈለክ የግንዛቤ ማስጨበጫ የሚሠጥበት መረሃ ግብር ነው። The International Astronomical Union IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach #ESSS #SSGI #IAU #100HA #IAUOutreach
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This week, from 2 to 5 October, the OAO invites the world to celebrate our Universe during 100 Hours of Astronomy! This year, we collaborated with the International Planetarium Society to jointly celebrate the planetarium's 100th anniversary. Tell us and the world about your astronomical plans for this weekend by registering your event on our Events Calendar! For more information, check out our website: https://lnkd.in/dPTJDcyr
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This is your last chance to enter your submission to name one of Earth's quasi-moons! Don't miss out on this opportunity from The International Astronomical Union and Radiolab Podcasts WNYC Studios! Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/gxtt6wda #NameThatQuasiMoon
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