This coming 2009, the world is going to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy (IYA). The International Astronomical Union (IAU) declared 2009 as the year of astronomy since it corresponds to the 400th anniversary of Galileo's observation of the night sky. The Philippines being a signatory of the IAU will participate in this global event. The physics department of Silliman is being invited by Ms. Cynthia Celebre, chief of the AsRDS of PAGASA, to participate in the activities of the IYA.
The events for the IYA are currently being planned out by the IAU. The activities in the Philippines would include traveling exhibits, a quiz show, a series of lectures, telescope and binocular using, and the organization of the first National Astronomy Congress.
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