Participating Countries

Argentina
Date: 26th to 30th
Time: -
Location: Natural Sciences Municipal Museum of Mar del Plata city.
Organizer: ACHERNAR - Difusión de la Astronomía
Contact: Claudia C. Pérez Ferrer

Martian Opposition 2010. The idea is to make a call to come to watch and show the planet, the Moon, to recognize any constellation. With family, friends and enjoy the sky (if weather permitting us ...)
This will be on 27, 28, 29 and 30 between 21 and about 23:30hs local, from the ramparts of Natural Sciences Municipal Museum of Mar del Plata city.
On 26, we give a brief talk on this subject audiovisual.
Of course, everything is free.



Brazil
Date: 26th to 30th
Time: -
Location:
Organizer: Louis Cruls Astronomy Club
Contact: Marcelo Souza



Germany
Date: 27th
Time: 17:45 onwards
Location: Presidential Observatory Ramersdorf (POR)
Organizer: EurAstro
Contact: Jean-Luc Dighaye

Wednesday 27th January 2010 starting 17:45 at POR with:
Satellite flares at 17:58, 18:34
Moon with immersion of 5 Gem (double star, 5.8mag) at 18:14.8
Planet Uranus
Dinner (optional) till 20:00
Planet Mars after 20:00
Most planetary events will be observed with a Celestron 11 and a wide-field binoviewer yielding x150 magnification.



India
Date: 29th
Time: 7:30 pm - 11:30 pm IST
Location: India
Organizer: S.P.A.C.E. (Science Popularization Association of Communicators and Educators)
Contact: Mila Mitra

SPACE is also providing a live webcast of Mars on 29th night from 7:30 pm - 11:30 pm IST on our website.



Indonesia
Date: 29th
Time:
Location:
Organizer: Langitselatan
Contact: Iraq
Date: 26th to 30th
Time: -
Location: Kurdistan
Organizer: Amateur Astronomers Association of Kurdistan
Contact: Azhy Hasan



Italy
Date: 26th to 30th
Time: -
Location: San Giuliano Milanese, Italy
Organizer:
Website:
Contact: Sara Pleione

Celestron 130/650
Heyford 60/700



Jamaica
Date: 26th to 30th
Time: -
Location: Jamaica
Organizer: Astronomical Association of Jamaica
Contact: Errol Rickman



Japan
Date: 29-30
Time: 7 - 10 pm
Location: Bisei Astronomical Observatory, Ibara, Okayama, Japan
Organizer: Bisei Astronomical Observatory
Contact: Kazuya Ayani


Maldives
Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Hulhumale' BBQ area
Organizer: Maldives Science Society
Contact: Ajmal Shaheed
Sidewalk Astronomy session.



Mozambique
Date: 26th to 30th
Time: -
Location: Mozambique
Organizer: CAstroMoz
Contact: Claudio Moises Paulo



Nepal
Date: 26th to 30th
Time: -
Location: Nepal
Organizer: Nepal Astronomical Society(NASO)
Contact: Riwaj pokhrel



New Zealand
Date: 28th January 2010 Thursday
Time: 23:30 UT. 10:30 NZDT
Location: Wellington New Zealand
Organizer: Sharing Space // Sidewalk Astronomers Downunder
Contact: Paul Moss

Online meeting with Marcelo Souza in Campos Brazil, sharing skies. peoples comments and questions welcome. 23:30 UT. 10:30 NZDT (Wednesday Night in Brazil, event is 22:00h UT until 24:00h UT) (00:00hh UT of Thursday)
http://connectpro19062456.acrobat.com/gamtest/ just click on URL and make sure you can see and hear ahead of time. Use discussion pod to communicate with hosts and presenters.



Nicaragua
Date: 25th
Time: 7.30pm
Location: Colegio Peirre y Marie Curie. Las Colinas, Managua.
Organizer: ANASA
Contact: Julio Vannini



Pakistan
Date: 30th
Time: 8pm to 10pm Pakistan Standard Time (3 to 5 GMT)
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
Organizer: Pakistan Amateur Astronomers Society
Contact: Khalid Marwat

Sidewalk Astronomy. Discussions; Mars orbit, Retrograde motion, looking for details on Mars' surface. Instruments; Meade 2080, Obsession 18 inch.

Full Moon which is at its closest perigee of 2010 and would thus be big. Being a winter full moon is also very high up in the north; at a good place to observe and photograph.

Algol's minimum and its magnitude variation recording



Philippines
Date: 25th
Time: 6pm to 6am
Location: Our Lady of the Holy Rosary School, Tanza, Cavite Province
Organizer: Astrocamp Educational Tours Services
Contact: Dr Armando Lee

Star Party with telescope viewing of Mars, Moon, etc.


Date: 25th
Time: 7pm to 10pm
Location: Astrocamp Observatory SMBY Park SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City
Organizer: Astrocamp Observatory
Contact: Dr Armando Lee

Public viewing session


Date: 29th
Time: 6pm to 6am
Location: Rosario National High School, Rosario, Cavite Province
Organizer: Astrocamp Educational Tours Services
Contact: Dr Armando Lee

High school students will participate from 6pm to 6am the next day
activities: Star Party with telescope viewing of Mars, Moon, ect.


Date: 29th
Time: 7pm to 10pm
Location: Astrocamp Observatory SMBY Park SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City
Organizer: Astrocamp Observatory
Contact: Dr Armando Lee

Public viewing session


Date: 30th
Time: 6pm to 6am
Location: Pasay City East High School, Malibay, Pasay City
Organizer: Astrocamp Educational Tours Services
Contact: Dr Armando Lee

High school students will participate from 6pm to 6am the next day
activities: Star Party with telescope viewing of Mars, Moon, ect.


Date: 30th
Time: 7pm to 10pm
Location: Astrocamp Observatory SMBY Park SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City
Organizer: Astrocamp Observatory
Contact: Dr Armando Lee

Public viewing session



Romania
Date: 28, 29 and 30
Time: 17:30-20:30
Location: SARM Central Office, Targoviste, Romania
Organizer: The Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy - SARM
Contact: Valentin Grigore



Sri Lanka
Date: 28th
Time: 3pm to 7pm
Location: Mount Lavinia
Organizer: Sri Lanka Astronomical Association
Contact: Thilina Heenatigala

Astrophotography session:
Solar
ISS flyby
Mars



Tanzania
Date: 27th and 29th
Time: 1930hrs
Location: Mbezi Sacuveda, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Organizer: UNAWE-Tanzania (Joeline Ezekiel)
Contact: Mponda Malozo



UK

Date: Friday 29th and Saturday 30th
Time: -
Location: Norman Fisher Observatory, at RAF Kenley, Surrey, UK
Organizer: Croydon Astronomical Society
Contact: Paul Harper



U.S.A.
Date: 26th to 30th
Time: -
Location:
Organizer: Sidewalk Astronomers
Contact: Donna Smith


Date: 26th to 30th
Time: -
Location: South Carolina, USA
Contact: Kathleen Horner

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