==== 2009: The International Year of Astronomy ==== This page can be used to upload images (official or of a personal nature), text, anecdotes or links to press/media coverage of the 33 hour marathon e-VLBI observation held during the opening ceremony of the International Year of Astronomy in Paris on January 15th/16th 2009. The information you submit may be used in the final report on the event. Please start a new list item (indent a line with two spaces, followed by an asterisk and again a space) when adding something. Thanks in advance. ---- == Material relating to the opening ceremony/observation == * [[http://www.expres-eu.org/IYA2009_opening.html|JIVE's press release]] also found on [[http://www.hpcwire.com/industry/academia/Radio-Astronomers-Conduct-Marathon-Observation-37575529.html|HPC Wire]], [[http://www.universetoday.com/2009/01/15/radio-astronomers-form-telescope-the-size-of-earth/|universetoday.com (journalists' rendition of it)]] * [[http://www.csiro.au/news/CSIRO-telescopes-lead-observing-marathon.html|CSIRO]] also found in [[http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/CSIRO_Telescopes_Lead_Observing_Marathon_999.html|spacedaily.com]] [[http://parkes.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/australia-helps-launch-international-year-of-astronomy/1406596.aspx|parkes local news (mixed with AARNet press release)]] * The [[http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemlongdetail.cfm?item_id=4650|European Commission]]'s press release * [[http://www.physorg.com/news151078629.html|Phys.org (UK modified)]] and derivatives thereof [[http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=4292|Univ. of Manchester]], [[http://media-newswire.com/release_1084086.html|newswire.com]] [[http://bgfactor.org/index_.php?cm=4&id=17807|bgfactor.org (in Russian)]] and [[http://science.compulenta.ru/394633/|science.compulenta.ru (also in Russian)]] - the Russian referral sites generated quite a lot of pageviews. * [[http://www.geant2.net/server/show/ConWebDoc.3033|GEANT2 Press release]] * [[http://www.aarnet.edu.au/News/2009/01/14/aarnet-demonstrates-digital-economy-value.aspx|AARNet]] and derivates thereof [[http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/273074/aarnet_demonstrates_value_high-speed_network_developing_australia_digital_economy|computerworld.au]] [[http://www.itwire.com/content/view/22654/127/|iTWire]], [[http://www.itnews.com.au/News/92853,aussie-telescopes-join-global-networked-space-imaging-project.aspx|itnews.com.au]] * The demo is mentioned on [[http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/37818699.html|skyandtelescope.com]] by Mike Simmons, co-chair of the [[http://100hoursofastronomy.org/|100 hours of astronomy]] project in which "we" most likely will perform again! * The demo is mentioned on [[http://www.astronomy2009.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=187&Itemid=1|the dutch IYA2009 site (text is Dutch d'oh!)]] and on [[http://www.astronomie.nl/nieuws/1198/jaar_van_de_sterrenkunde_officieel_geopend.html|astronomie.nl (also in Dutch)]] * [[http://www.astron.nl/press/090115.htm|ASTRON/WSRT press release]] also [[http://www.nieuwsbank.nl/en/2009/01/15/r004.htm|nieuwsbank.nl]] * [[http://www2.nict.go.jp/pub/whatsnew/press/h20/090109/090109.html|NICT press release]] (Japanese) * The demo is mentioned on the [[http://www.astronomy2009.jp/ja/project/globalprojects.html|Japanese astronomy2009 site (in Japanese)]]　[[http://mainichi.jp/select/science/news/20090115k0000m040047000c.html|Mainichi Press (in Japanese)]] [[http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2009/01/15/20090115p2a00m0na018000c.html|(Same as previous, but in English)]][[http://www.asahi.com/science/update/0115/TKY200901150055.html|Asahi Press(Japanese)]][[http://release.nikkei.co.jp/detail.cfm?relID=209198&lindID=4|Nikkei Net Press(Japanese)]][[http://www.jiji.com/jc/zc?k=200901/2009011500727&rel=y&g=soc|JiJi Press(Japanese)]] * [[https://document.chalmers.se/download?docid=92497120|Onsala press release]] (PDF) * [[http://www.expres-eu.org/DOCS/TIGO_InternationalYearOfAstronomy2009.pdf|TIGO press release]] (PDF, Spanish) * [[http://www.utas.edu.au/events/Media%20Releases/2009/Telescope%20release%20final%20FOR%20WEB.pdf|UTAS/Hobart/Mt. Pleasant press release]] (PDF) * Magda (from Torun)'s [[http://www.astro.uni.torun.pl/~magda/EVLBI/evlbi.html|e-VLBI page]] generated a lot of traffic (#1, even!) * [[http://www.expres-eu.org/iya2009/report/huib/|Huib's personal pictures]] * Harro's personal pictures of and at and outside the event [[http://picasaweb.google.com/hverkouter/IYA2009DEMO?feat=directlink|IYA 2009 Demo]] * [[:expres:sa1:iya2009demo:ksy_pics|Kristine's pictures]] * Pictures by [[http://www.expres-eu.org/iya2009/report/mbaan/|Marieke Baan]] * Stefanie's [[http://www.jive.nl/~muehle/IYA2009/|personal pictures]] of the event and Paris * [[http://www.popast.nu/2009/01/planetstort-live-och-med-en-fot-i-vastsverige-varldens-varsta-radioteleskop.html|Populär Astronomi]], [[http://www.vr.se/huvudmeny/pressochnyheter/nyhetsarkiv/nyheter2009/startskottforinternationellaastronomiaret.5.7f7bb63a11eb5b697f3800013172.html|Swedish Research Council]] and [[http://chalmersnyheter.chalmers.se/Article.jsp?article=12704|Chalmers]] mention the demo. It is all in Swedish. * One of the posters presented in Paris can be found [[http://www.oso.chalmers.se/~michael/Demo2.pdf|here]] * 'obviously' we're mentioned on [[http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/15/0153225|Slashdot]], a post based on [[http://www.pcauthority.com.au/BlogEntry/133024,international-year-of-astronomy-kicks-off-with-a-bang.aspx|this article]] (yet again from Oz) * [[http://www.expres-eu.org/iya2009/report/sources/|A "movie" of the sequential automatically generated images and three hand-crafted images of the target source J0204+1514]] * Watch Huib [[http://www.expres-eu.org/iya2009/report/huib-iya2009talk.wmv|live on stage]] at the conference (Windows Media alert, mirrored here for posterity) * New Scientist did report - very shortly and incompletely - in the [[http://www.expres-eu.org/iya2009/report/img-1260909-0001.jpg|paper version (scanned)]], also available online (see "[[http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126913.800-60-seconds.html|Telescope marathon]]")