It's Time!!!

I hope everyone has a great time this weekend and that you have clear skies and huge crowds. I've heard of great events that are being planeed - some huge and some not so huge.

What is really impressive is that many people have incorporated ISAN into their schedules and somehow made it work. For example, Katy Haughland has to work that night for the Natural History Museum, she does student sleep-overs at the La Brea Tar Pits and that is a work night for her. She has altered the program to include observing so that she and the students can take part in ISAN.

I have taken a lesson from her and added several events for GAM at my work, so that I can easily go out and do a couple of hours several nights.

I can't wait to see what everyone else does.

Clear Skies!

ISAN is Sun Earth Day!

This year, ISAN is the same day as NASA's Sun Earth Day so we are encouraging everyone to start your event early and do some solar observing. Last year during the 100 Hours IYA event, we had Sun Day and there are still lots of resources listed on the website http://solarastronomy2009.org/resources/ and you can also check NASA's Sun Earth website, http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/2010/index.php

So you have lots of support and there's no reason not to get out there early!

ISAN 2010

We've set the date for the 4th International Sidewalk Astronomy Night (ISAN), March 20th, 2010.

It's never too early to start to making plans, especially this year when your experiences from IYA porjects like 100 Hours of Astronomy and Galilean Nights are fresh. Everyone has been submitting event reports for these projects, so take a look at them and see what worked and what didn't, what could be improved and make the necessary changes.

Let's start sharing our ideas now!