Japanese Plans for the IYA 2009

Kaz SekiguchiNational Astronomical Observatory of Japan

National Organization

Fund Raising Committee13 + members

Planning Committee21 members

National Organizing CommitteeChair : Prof. Norio Kaifu

(plus 18 members)

Working Groups10 WGs

Web Page : http://www.astronomy2009.jp/ (Under Construction)

・ 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

Participating Institutions & Organizations

1) 10,000,000 People Star-Gazing Party

2) IYA2009 Everywhere

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

Working Groups

Replica Galileo Telescope for Exhibitions

Full scale replica with a set ofProper lenses. (So you can See through it!)

Cost: ~100,000 yen ( ~ US$800)

Distributing a low cost good quality small telescope kit to school children.

3) Small Telescope Kit (Galileo Telescope?)

・ Orbys, model-Spica: 4 cm Refractor (D = 40 mm, FL = 420 mm)Magnification 35 xEyepiece AH 12mmFOV 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 XEyepiece 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)

Galileo Cartoon Character

・ Astronomy Lecture Series

・ A Series of Public Talks

・ A Series of News Paper Articles - Starts in 2008

・ TV/Planetarium Show:- A special TV programme (or a series)- A planetarium show

・ IYA 2009 Concert

・ Portable Planetarium: 4-m inflatable dome (cost ~ US$ 30 )Planetarium kit (cost ~US$ 12 )

・ Distributing solar gazing glass to schools.

Other plans (preparation in progress)

・ IYA2009 Postage Stamps