English (UK)
"100 Hours of Astronomy" is one of the cornerstone projects promoted for the International Year of Astronomy 2009, a worldwide event consisting of an impressive range of public outreach activities offered at live science centres, research institutions, amateur associations and many other places, including open air activities. Calar Alto is taking part in the 24-hour live webcast "Around the World in 80 Telescopes". First-line world observatories will participate in this continuous broadcast the 3rd and 4th of April. Calar Alto time slot is assigned at 22:00 UT the 3rd of April (00:00 Central European Summer Time the 4th of April).
"100 Hours of Astronomy" event has been 400 hundred years in the making. From Thursday the 2nd of April to Sunday the 5th of April 2009, a great quantity and diversity of astronomical activities will happen on planet Earth, to commemorate the 4th centenary of the advent of the telescope. One of its most outstanding features will be de live webcast "Around the World in 80 Telescopes".
This webcast will run from 2009-04-03 09:00 UT to 2009-04-04 09:00 UT (2009-04-03 11:00 CEST to 2009-04-04 11:00 CEST). Many astronomical observatories all around the world will broadcast in turn, giving information (in English) about their work and facilities, with live reports on the observations being done, and releasing previously unpublished astronomical images.
Calar Alto time slot is scheduled at 22:00 UT the 3rd of April (00:00 Central European Summer Time the 4th of April). Don't miss the chance, meet us on the web!
The Calar Alto astronomical image made public during the webcast (M51 photographed by Felix Hormuth, CAHA/MPIA)
© Calar Alto Observatory, March 2009