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		<title>Astronomy in November 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to my November bulletin for the International Year of Astronomy in Australia. This month sees a particularly interesting mix of events, from a “Dance Your PhD” workshop (to be videoed for the web), to a symposium on Indigenous Astronomy and a talk on the Antikythera mechanism, the most sophisticated instrument we know of from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Astronomy in October 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The international highlight this month is the Galilean Nights, when amateur and professional astronomers around the globe take to the streets and point their telescopes to the wonders that Galileo observed 400 years ago. This event is another chance to take astronomy to the streets, to the parks, or to anywhere, really.

Back home, local highlights include:]]></description>
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		<title>Astronomy in June: Jupiter&#8217;s moons and Harmonious Revolutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to my June bulletin for the International Year of Astronomy in Australia. There are over 30 events around Australia in June. I&#8217;ve listed them below and full details are online at www.astronomy2009.org.au. Highlights this month include astronomy from a historical perspective, from ancient cultures such as the Greeks and Romans at an exhibition in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Astronomy in May: a Moon mosaic, writers festival, &#8216;Shared Sky&#8217; and more</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 04:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Issued on behalf of Helen Sim, IYA Welcome to my May bulletin for the International Year of Astronomy in Australia. There are nearly 60 events around Australia in May. I&#8217;ve listed them below and full details are online at www.astronomy2009.org.au. The highlights include an Open day at Siding Spring Observatory, Galactic television on the web, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100 Hours of Astronomy &#8211; an event 400 years in the making</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Issued by Sue Nelson, Quick Thinking Communications for IYA One of the major cornerstone events of the UN-designated International Year of Astronomy, 100 Hours of Astronomy, will take place over 2-5 April. This global event will see millions of people all over the world coming out onto the streets at night to participate in &#8220;star [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100 Hours of Astronomy 2-5 April</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday 2 April we start 100 Hours of Astronomy, one of the cornerstone events of the IYA. 100 Hours of Astronomy includes over 60 public events and viewings from professional observatories around the globe, and in space. In this special bulletin we&#8217;ve got more details on this remarkable collection of events taking place from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Year of Astronomy: 23 March 2009 bulletin</title>
		<link>http://www.scienceinpublic.com.au/astronomy-year/550</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to my regular bulletin about the 2009 International Year of Astronomy. There are more than 60 events over the next two months. Several are listed below &#8211; and there are more at http://www.astronomy2009.org.au/. If you&#8217;re involved in an event that isn&#8217;t listed, please register your event on the Australian IYA website. Many thanks to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100 Hours of Astronomy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Issued by Sue Nelson, Quick Thinking Communications 11 March An event 400 years in the making One of the major cornerstone events of the UN-designated International Year of Astronomy, 100 Hours of Astronomy, will take place over 2-5 April. This global event will see millions of people all over the world coming out onto the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100 Hours of Astronomy: an event 400 years in the making</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the major cornerstone events of the UN-designated International Year of Astronomy, 100 Hours of Astronomy, will take place over 2-5 April. This global event will see millions of people all over the world coming out onto the streets at night to participate in &#8220;star parties&#8221; or public viewings of the sky through telescopes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Year of Astronomy: March news</title>
		<link>http://www.scienceinpublic.com.au/astronomy-year/iya-march-news</link>
		<comments>http://www.scienceinpublic.com.au/astronomy-year/iya-march-news#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you are new to stargazing, a science teacher, or an amateur or professional astronomer, the International Year of Astronomy has something for you. And we need the support of all with a passion for astronomy to make IYA a success. This is the second in what will be a regular series of bulletins about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Media alert: a year of stars and 400,000 galaxies</title>
		<link>http://www.scienceinpublic.com.au/media-releases/400000-galaxies</link>
		<comments>http://www.scienceinpublic.com.au/media-releases/400000-galaxies#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Launch of the International Year of Astronomy at Questacon in Canberra Australia&#8217;s Chief Scientist Professor Penny Sackett launched the 2009 International of Astronomy on 28 January at Questacon in Canberra. Highlights of the launch include: Win an hour on one of the world&#8217;s leading telescopes: the 8m Gemini telescope in Chile. This competition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giant ice cubes; giant telescopes; and pulsars</title>
		<link>http://www.scienceinpublic.com.au/media-releases/giant-ice-cubes</link>
		<comments>http://www.scienceinpublic.com.au/media-releases/giant-ice-cubes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Astronomy at the Australian Institute of Physics 18th National Congress in Adelaide The discoverer of pulsars: Jocelyn Bell Burnell The UK&#8217;s Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered pulsars by chance when she was a student. Detecting a bit of &#8220;scruff&#8221; on her chart recorder papers that tracked across the sky with the stars, Bell Burnell found that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Astronomy bulletin: 8 November 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 International Year of Astronomy in Australia I&#8217;m writing to update you on planning for the International Year of Astronomy 2009 in Australia, and to seek your input. We already know of over 120 events being planned for next year. And if we haven&#8217;t heard about yours yet, we&#8217;d like to! As IYA draws [...]]]></description>
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