Ongoing IYA Calendar (2010 and beyond)
GLOBE at Night
March 3-16, 2010
www.globeatnight.orgInternational Sidewalk Astronomy Night
March 20, 2010
www.sidewalkastronomers.usSun-Earth Day
on or near the spring equinox, approx. March 21
www.sunearthday.nasa.govEarth Hour
March 27, 2010
www.earthhour.org100 Hours of Astronomy event
planned for April 2010International Dark Skies Week
April 4-10, 2010
www.darkskiesawareness.org/idsw.phpYuri’s Night
on or near April 12
anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s first flight into space (in 1961) and the first launch of the U.S. Space Shuttle (in 1981)
www.yurisnight.netWorld Night In Defence of Starlight
most likely April 20, 2010
www.starlight2007.netEarth Day
April 22
www.earthday.netAstronomy Week
late April or early May with one day (usually a Saturday) chosen as Astronomy Day. Both are organized by the Astronomical League
www.astroleague.orgSpace Day
the first Friday each May
www.spaceday.orgNational Park programs
summer
Many national parks all across the country will continue celebrating IYA by having star gazing events and dark skies programs. www.darkskiesawareness.org/night-in-park.phpCosmos in the Classroom 2010 (and the annual meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific), in Boulder, CO
July 31 - Aug. 4, 2010
www.astrosociety.org/events/meeting.htmlWorld Space Week
in early October
www.worldspaceweek.orgGreat World-wide Star Count
in October
www.starcount.org