International Year of Astronomy : IYA-2009

I have always been fascinated by the vastness of the space,energy of the stars, human interpretation of the world around him, the night sky and the list goes on and on...One of my favourite pastime during my school days was to sleep under the clear night sky and try to identify the various constellations and stars..My tiny step towards becoming a astronomer :-P


The rather boring preface was to mention that 2009 is being celebrated as the International Year of Astronomy (IYA 2009) , to remember the first use of the telescope by Galileo ,400 years ago. Check out the IYA2009 site for more information , videos and photos..

Also there is a long series of podcast that run each day of the year 2009 to celebrate IYA. This is definitely a great chance to know more about the infinite space.. Check out 365 days of astronomy site for the daily podcast...

Wish you a great year of Astronomy ahead..Happy space exploration !!!