Previous 100 Hours Blogs

• Bob Naeye wrote: 100 Hours of Astronomy, A Resounding Success on Several Levels
  by Robert Naeye, Editor in Chief, Sky & Telescope When I first heard about the concept ...
• Nick Lomb wrote: Down Under success for 100 Hours of Astronomy events
Various groups in Australia enthusiastically took up the challenge of organising viewing ...
• Pradeep Mohandas wrote: Reporting the 100 Hours from India
It has been a great 100 Hours of Astronomy and as things slowly wind down from the fevered ...
• Rick Fienberg wrote: The Planet that Got Away
Musician-astronomer William Herschel achieved fame in 1781 by becoming the first person in ...
• Paul Salazar wrote: Being Part of a Worldwide Movement
In San Francisco, amateur astronomers took part in the “100 Hours of Astronomy” event. ...
• Ricardo Cardoso Reis wrote: Size isn't everything
Post 100 Hours I was feeling really good about myself, about my fellow task group members, ...
• Alan Dyer wrote: The View from the Other Side of the Webcam
I had a blast over the 100 Hours weekend, having the good fortune to participate, if only ...
• Ricardo Cardoso Reis wrote: Communication is the name of the game
100 Hours of Astronomy is set to be the single largest astronomy outreach event in the History ...
• Pradeep Mohandas wrote: Spending the 100 Hours in India
This is my first blog post here. I am Pradeep Mohandas, an amateur astronomer from India ...
• Donna Smith wrote: Get Involved
As we get down to approximately 100 hours before the start of the 100 Hours events, everyone ...
• Paul Salazar wrote: A Call to Action
If you are here at this blog, congratulations. You are in a special group, someone with enough ...
• Rick Fienberg wrote: "Oh My God -- It's Full of Stars!"
That exclamation comes from astronaut David Bowman in Arthur C. Clarke's book 2001: A Space ...
• Shahin Jafarzadeh wrote: 100 Hours of Astronomy and Activities for Children
  While planning different activities for a public event like 100HA, we should take the ...
• Alan Dyer wrote: Putting in a Plug for Planetariums
Whenever there’s a spike in public interest in things astronomical, your local planetarium ...
• Nick Lomb wrote: Earth Hour and the Night Sky
  Five days before the start of the 100 Hours of Astronomy there is an important event. ...
• Kelly Beatty wrote: An Hour Under the Stars
I am, at heart, a simple observer. I eschew high-tech approaches to backyard stargazing — ...
• Donna Smith wrote: Passion for Astronomy + Energy = 100 Hours Success
For the past couple of years, we have been excited about the success of ISAN and enthused ...
• Rick Fienberg wrote: Saturn Takes Center Stage
I have good news and bad news. The good news is that Saturn is now well up in the evening ...
• Terry Bridges wrote: Amateur Astronomy Around the World in 2009
  Today I'd like to tell you about some of the great things that amateur astronomers are ...
• Alan Dyer wrote: Astronomy and Music in Concert
We’re having a great time so far this year with IYA events. Yes, we’re doing a lot more ...
• Shahin Jafarzadeh wrote: Activities without specific equipment!
  If an amateur or professional astronomer is willing to organize a public outreach activity, ...
• Ricardo Cardoso Reis wrote: 100 hours national efforts
I'm a curious case in the 100 hours of Astronomy, because I'm part of the task group, but ...
• Donna Smith wrote: Reaching Out and Looking Up
As the 100 Hours of Astronomy and ISAN draw near, I catch myself checking the website a least ...
• Rick Fienberg wrote: Just One Moonth to Go!
That's not a typo in the title. I really meant to write "moonth" rather than "month." After ...
• Kelly Beatty wrote: Chasing Down Comet Lulin
An interplanetary wanderer named Comet Lulin is making a pass through the inner solar system ...
• Terry Bridges wrote: 100 Hours of Astronomy News
Hi everyone!  I hope you're enjoying the blogs as much as I am. There will be a new blog ...
• Alan Dyer wrote: Inspiring Galileo Moments in Everyone
Here in Canada one of the goals of our IYA program across the country is to provide as many ...
• Rick Fienberg wrote: Venus Is Just Going Through a Phase
I'm sure you've seen it. It's impossible to miss. Partway up the western sky in evening twilight, ...
• Shahin Jafarzadeh wrote: How important are clear skies for a (successful) public observing event?
Hello everyone! My name is Shahin Jafarzadeh, one of the 100HA bloggers. I'm writing from ...
• Terry Bridges wrote: Welcome to the 100 Hours of Astronomy Blog!
Hi everyone, and welcome to the 100HA blog!  I'm Terry Bridges, one of the 100 Hours Task ...