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World Space Week and Yuri’s Nightas Means of CommunicatingAstronomy with the Romanian Public
Communicating Astronomy with the Public Cape Town, March 19
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Virgiliu POPRomanian Space Agency
agentia spatiala romana - romanian space agency
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"The public must understand astronomy -- its basic science as well as the process of research -- if we as a society are going to achieve our full potential. I strongly believe that astronomical institutions must make aconcerted effort to communicate the fruits of their research to the public." - Sir Arthur C Clarke, 2003
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From “communicating astronomy” among scientists to “communicatingastronomy to the public”. Climbing down the ivory tower – popularizingscience – bringing the sky down to Earth. Public education and outreach.
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From a one-way interaction to a two-way interaction – fromcommunicating astronomy TO the public to communicating astronomyWITH the public.
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Two gaps:
Between the scientific communities and the public
Between the ASTRONOMICAL and ASTRONAUTICAL scientific communities
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Bridging these gaps - communicating SPACE with the public.
agentia spatiala romana - romanian space agency
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Space communicators in Romania:
The Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy (Bucharest Observatory, Timisoara Observatory, Cluj-NapocaObservatory)
The Romanian Space Agency
Planetaria and “popular observatories” legally registered as museums and funded by the local and county authorities.
Amateur astronomers grouped in “astroclubs” (Bucharest Astroclub, Meridian Zero Astroclub – Oradea, Antares Astroclub – Timisoara, SARM, etc)
Education institutions (schools, universities)
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Space communication avenues in Romania:
IAU activities – IYA2009 and its cornerstone projects – 100HA, She is an Astronomer, Galilean Nights, etc
Own education and outreach activities
World Space Week, Yuri’s Night, Earth Hour, StarPeace
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