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IOTA -ME annual report

IOTA -ME annual report. Marjan zakerin m.zakerin@gmail.com. Content. Introduction of office Memberships and work groups Publications Newspapers Cooperation with magazines and websites Book 4. Workshops, conferences and observations. Where is the office?. http://www.iota-me.com /.

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IOTA -ME annual report

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  1. IOTA -ME annual report Marjan zakerin m.zakerin@gmail.com

  2. Content • Introduction of office • Memberships and work groups • Publications • Newspapers • Cooperation with magazines and websites • Book 4. Workshops, conferences and observations

  3. Where is the office? http://www.iota-me.com/

  4. Aims and goals Why did we start? • To follow the aims and goals of IOTA society. • To provide opportunity for practical and more scientific activities for amateur astronomers. • Establishing faithful and direct international cooperations. Current status? • IOTA-ME has reached up to 70% of the first goals inside the country

  5. Membership and work groups • The registration announcement is once a year for 2 months in summer • The applicants should submit their CV plus the membership application form • Memberships are provided in 4 workgroups • Occultation and Trans Neptunian objects • Exoplanets • Eclipsing variable stars • Development of astronomical tools

  6. Publications: newspapers • It is monthly • Number of issues: 22. • Number of pages: 15 – 20 and in 2 languages • Distribution: sent by emails to 1200 amateur astronomers, physicists and astronomers, and an average download of 300 times from website

  7. Publications: magazines, websites and a book 2010 – 2011 An interview with David Dunhum in www.nightsky.ws An interview with Paul Maley in www.astronomy.ir 2 articles by Mohamad Reza Mirbagheri in www.nightsky.ws 8 articles by Atila Pero www.nightsky.ws 2012 The first book “Occulation” by Paul Maley and Atila Pero

  8. Workshops, conferences and observations • 3 days of eclipsing variable stars workshop in Esfahan – 115 participants Sponsored by Space Agency of Iran

  9. Workshops, conferences and observations Occultation workshop, Tabriz - 35 participants Occultation workshop, Gonbad e kavos National occultation workshop in Tehran – 52 National occultation workshop, Damghan International occultation workshop in Dezful – 46 participants Occultation workshop, Shiraz Third international occultation in Tehran, 1-3 November 2012

  10. Observations: Venus transit • Activities within 4 months before the transit • 2 bulletin only for Venus transit– more than 140 pages • More than 128 teams including 400 people registered from all over the country. • Booklets teaching observation and timing of event were prepared, and distributed • Preperation of a form for event recording by AtilaPero and John Talbort .

  11. Observations: Venus transit • Achievements • Collecting 77 standard reports • 2 reports from Australia and USA • Collaboration with John Talbort – Royal astronomical society of New Zealand • 2 articles in IOTA- ME newspaper and Iranian astronomical journal. • 9 teams which had better timing were appreciated by space agency • One day seminar: to gather all the groups. Credit:IOTA- Me, Space agency observatory, Mahdasht, Telescope: meade 16

  12. Outlook • Despite all the challenges, • we have make the promise to • Do our best………

  13. Thanks for your attention

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