Year 2009 Year of Astronomy

Meng Lee · Post by **Meng Lee** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 10:42 pm

Hi guys, so what plans do you all have for 2009?

Largest scale of gathering in Singapore?
Astro symposium?
Marathon Observation and Imaging?
Street shows and observations?

Ok, I am spouting nonense, hehe.

jiahao1986 · Post by **jiahao1986** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:07 pm

On 26th Jan. 2009 there will be a partial solar eclipse for Singapore(annular for Inndonisia), isn't that a good chance to hold an event to promote astro?

kazumacat · Post by **kazumacat** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:33 pm

if this is true... indeed holding a event to promote astro is a very good chance... one newbie here... beginning to learn and buying a telescope liao... hope to have great news in the space that Singapore can view~

kazumacat · Post by **kazumacat** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:35 pm

if this is true... indeed holding a event to promote astro is a very good chance... one newbie here... beginning to learn and buying a telescope liao... hope to have great news in the space that Singapore can view~

Meng Lee · Post by **Meng Lee** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:10 am

Hmmm, that sounds really good. Perhaps we can compile a list of astronomical events in 2009 visible in Singapore and then prepare for a year-round astro public events organised by various instituitions to spead out the resources.

MooEy · Post by **MooEy** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:15 am

y 2009 >.< i tot it's 2008? plan so far ahead ah. 4th jan got another meteor shower wor. need cut cake. hoho.

~MooEy~

kazumacat · Post by **kazumacat** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:06 pm

Haha did not notice~! Oh my~ So far far away~
Like Meng Lee said... gather and plan all the astronomical events visible in Singapore.
IT WILL BE VERY EXCITING~!!

Meng Lee · Post by **Meng Lee** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:15 pm

Year 2009 is 400 years after Galileo pointed the telescope at the heavens.

Hmm, if its going to be a year long event, then planning will need at least 9 months, i think.

Read the objective here:

http://www.iau.org/iau0702.486.0.html

kazumacat · Post by **kazumacat** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:45 pm

the first word i'm gonna say is "WOOOOW"~!!
IYA2009 sure is a very big event~!
Gathered 99 nations together and 14 Organisations.
Looking forward sia... But i think i will be inside NS by then~
SObsob~! Haixx... Bring my scope inside NS????? Haha~
I think a lot astronomical events gonna happened in the year of 2009, thats why~

Post by **zong** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 4:33 pm

Certainly needs quite a lot of planning. Maybe we can do something very big in the middle or nearer to the start of all major happenings, to attract people in all the ongoing activities. Maybe even make it an ASEAN thing! But if it's gonna be big, organisation probably needs meetings face to face rather than on a forum thread..