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Japanese Plans for the IYA 2009

Get ready for the International Year of Astronomy 2009 in Japan! Join us for star-gazing parties, special exhibitions, solar eclipses, education programs, and more. Visit our website for updates and participate in the various activities planned by participating institutions and organizations.

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Japanese Plans for the IYA 2009

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  1. Japanese Plans for the IYA 2009 Kaz Sekiguchi National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

  2. National Organization National Organizing Committee Chair : Prof. Norio Kaifu (plus 18 members) Fund Raising Committee 13 + members Planning Committee 21 members Working Groups 10 WGs Web Page : http://www.astronomy2009.jp/ (Under Construction)

  3. Participating Institutions & Organizations ・Astronomical Society of Japan (ASJ) ・Japan Astronomy Promotion Foundation (JAPF) ・National Astronomical Observatory Of Japan (NAOJ) ・Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), JAXA ・East Asian Core Observatories Association (EACOA) ・Japan Planetarium Association (JPA) ・Japanese Public Observatories’ Society (JAPOS) ・Committee for the Astronomy Education and Public Outreach ・and many others

  4. Working Groups 1) 10,000,000 People Star-Gazing Party 2) IYA2009Everywhere 3) Small Telescope Kit (Galileo Telescope?) 4) Special Exhibitions at the National Science Museum 5) Solar Eclipse ( at least 3 cruise ships) 6) Education Programs 7) TV/Planetarium Show (Special TV programs) 8) Internet Art Exhibitions 9) GLOBE at Night 10) Track Galileo’s Observations

  5. Replica Galileo Telescope for Exhibitions Full scale replica with a set of Proper lenses. (So you can See through it!) Cost: ~100,000 yen ( ~ US$800)

  6. 3) Small Telescope Kit (Galileo Telescope?) Distributing a low cost good quality small telescope kit to school children. ・Orbys, model-Spica: 4 cm Refractor (D = 40 mm, FL = 420 mm) Magnification 35 x Eyepiece AH 12mm FOV 48’ Price: 2,000 yen ( ~US$15) (D = 5 cm, 3,000 yen, ~US$24) http://www.orbys.co.jp/eng/joyful.pdf ・Hoshi-no-Tecyo: 4 cm Refractor (D = 40, FL = 273 ) Objective lens: Acromart glass lense Mag. 15 X Eyepiece 18.2mm (Plastic 3:3) Price: 1,580 yen (~ US$12) With tripod + 3,780 yen, ~US$30) (Mag. 35 x, ~2,600 yen, ~US$21)

  7. Galileo Cartoon Character

  8. Other plans (preparation in progress) ・Distributing solar gazing glass to schools. ・Portable Planetarium: 4-m inflatable dome (cost ~ US$ 30 ) Planetarium kit (cost ~US$ 12 ) ・TV/Planetarium Show: - A special TV programme (or a series) - A planetarium show ・A Series of News Paper Articles - Starts in 2008 ・IYA 2009 Concert ・A Series of Public Talks ・Astronomy Lecture Series ・IYA2009 Postage Stamps

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