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IYA2009 in Mainland China. Jin Zhu Director, Beijing Planetarium SPoC, Chinese Astronomy Society (Nanjing). Athens, 09 October 2007. Chinese Astronomy Society (Nanjing). National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences Purple Mountain Observatory, CAS
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IYA2009 in Mainland China Jin Zhu Director, Beijing Planetarium SPoC, Chinese Astronomy Society (Nanjing) Athens, 09 October 2007
Chinese Astronomy Society (Nanjing) • National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences • Purple Mountain Observatory, CAS • Shanghai Observatory, CAS • Beijing Planetarium / Popularization Working Committee of CAS/NJ
update • Planetarium Committee under the Chinese Association of Natural Science Museums • Approved by the State Ministry of Public Policy on June 7, 2007. • About 40 members • IPS affiliate? • “Watching the Moon in Golden Autumn”
Watching the Moon in Golden Autumn • Oct. 19-30, 2007 • Sidewalk astronomy • National-wide • Chang’e moon satellite • 300+ telescopes ? • 1,000,000 ? • Media involvement: sohu.com
National Considerations • Total Solar Eclipse (Jul. 22) • Astronomy Day/Week (Oct. 30) • Astronomy festival • Planetarium shows/exhibitions on IYA • Telescope kit • Astronomy in middle school curriculum • Professional astronomers involved in astronomical education and outreach • Amateur astronomers involvement
Total Solar Eclipse • Jul 22, 2009 • not only night sky
The Great Eclipse The total eclipse is visible to a largely extended area in China.
Over 0.3 Billion People Will Be Watching It!! • The path of total eclipse happened to be one of the highest populated area in China.
Astronomy education programs on different media (TV, broadcast, newspapers) • “Amateur Astronomer” magazine • planetarium shows and exhibitions
Web Site • http://www.astronomy2009.org.cn/ • Mirror or Chinese translation of the IYA 2009 web site? • IYA Brochures: Chinese translation