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The IYA2009 logo International Year of Astronomy commemorative coin. The International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) was a year-long celebration of astronomy that took place in 2009 to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the first recorded astronomical observations with a telescope by Galileo Galilei and the publication of Johannes Kepler's Astronomia nova in the 17th century. [1]
22 July 2009: the longest-lasting total solar eclipse of the 21st century occurs. The year 2009 involved numerous significant scientific events and discoveries, some of which are listed below. 2009 was designated the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations .
The observatory's main telescope is a 16–inch Boller & Chivens Cassegrain reflector, named the Cook Memorial Telescope in memory of Chester Sheldon Cook.Purchased in 1967 by the Harvard College Observatory, the telescope was used by generations of students at the Oak Ridge Observatory until it closed in 2005.
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1 January: Beginning of International Year of Astronomy: 3 January: Quadrantids peak : 4 January, 14:00: Mercury at maximum eastern elongation: 4 January, 14:00: Earth at perihelion: 10 January, 11:00
Towards the end of 2009, Page learned that 2009 was the International Year of Astronomy and designed several posters as a personal project. When the International Year of Astronomy organization saw the posters, they contacted page to seek permission to use them. He granted the permission and the posters were used in promotional events. [6]
Another example of an ongoing collection is the Chinese Lunar New Year stamps. The stamps have been released on an annual basis with a different animal featured every year. Continuing the trend of putting people that are still alive on its stamps, Canada Post featured Oscar Peterson , the first member of the Order of Canada on a stamp in 2005.
Locations of Globe at Night observations from 2009–2011. The Globe at Night project was launched as a NASA program in the United States. [ 1 ] The project quickly expanded internationally, and was part of the outreach effort of the International Year of Astronomy in 2009. [ 27 ]