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Thilina HeenatigalaProject Coordinator – Astronomers Without Borders
International Meteor Conference 2011 – Sibiu, Romania.
- a global campaign
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“Boundaries vanish when
we look skyward”
Astronomers Without Borders (AWB)
Astronomers Without Borders fosters understanding and goodwill across national and cultural boundaries by creating relationships through the universal appeal of astronomy.
Astronomers Without Borders projects promote sharing. Sharing resources. Sharing knowledge. Sharing inspiration. All through a common interest in something basic and universal. Sharing the sky.
“One People, One Sky”
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• Global Astronomy Month (GAM)
• The World At Night (TWAN)
• One Star At a Time
• Remote Observing Project
• Sharing Telescopes And Resources (STAR)
• Astropoetry Blog
AWB Projects:
• Living Legend Series
• The Moon and Culture
• Seasons without Borders
• Beauty without Borders
• Eclipses without Borders
• Meteors without Borders
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• 40+ global programs
• ~90 countries
• 2.3 million web hits
• 149,758 (+) views on social media
Global Astronomy Month (GAM):
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“GAM has everything”
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• major meteor showers
• public outreach efforts
• class room activities
• photography
• astropoetry
• astro-art
• socialmedia usage
Meteors Without Borders: Overview
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Meteors Without Borders: Activities
Lunar Impact Craters Making
Image credit: Peggy Webb Winter, Heather Renz
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Meteors Without Borders: Activities
Image credit: Hays Cummins
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Meteors Without Borders: Photography
Geminid 2010, Philippines
Perseid 2010, USA
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Meteors Without Borders: Photography
The World At Night (TWAN)
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Meteors Without Borders: Photography
Image credit: Babak A. Tafreshi
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Meteors Without Borders: Photography
Image credit: Wally Pacholka
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Meteors Without Borders: Photography
Image credit: Babak A. Tafreshi
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Meteors Without Borders: Astropoetry
A Perseid
Slamming into the atmosphereIn a slap-smacking belly flopA tiny grain of meteoroid sandDives through spaceVaporizingLighting the sky untilIt slips into the waterof dark night.
- by Joan Chamberlin (USA)
Meteorite Hunting
Can you imagine my delightWhen I found a meteorite?A beautiful celestial stoneTo call my very own!
So shiny, black and bright,Falling from the starry night.
But:Does it have a fusion crust?Does it react to a magnet's touch?
Please: meditate and pause,And reflect upon my cause;For this stone I loved so strongTurned out to be a meteorwrong.....
by Bernadette Foley (Ireland)
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Meteors Without Borders: Astro-art
The Universe skipsshiny tinysoff the Earth's bubble.
- by Deirdre Kelleghan
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Meteors Without Borders: Social Media
Create a wave of awareness
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Meteors Without Borders: Social Media
#lyrids2010
#perseids2010
#geminids2010
#lyrids2011
#meteorwatch
#meteorwatch sydney australia 10#meteorwatch colombo srilanka 4
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National Nodes – 40 countries
Affiliates – dozens of groups around the world
Members – 100’s of members around the world
Meteors Without Borders: Participation
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Meteors Without Borders: Events
Lyrids 2010
Perseids 2010
Geminids 2010
Lyrids 2011
Lyrids 2012Persieds 2012Orionids 2012Leonids 2012Geminids 2012
past events:
future events:
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Meteors Without Borders: Future…
• Simple data reporting form IMO
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Meteors Without Borders: Future…
• Mobile application
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Meteors Without Borders: Future…
• Meteor related activities – suggestions
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Meteors Without Borders: Future…
• Simple data reporting form IMO
• Mobile application
• Meteor related activities – suggestions
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Thank you!
Thilina Heenatigala
Project Coordinator – Astronomers Without Borders
http://www.astronomerswithoutborders.org/