100 hours of Astronomy is underway

Today's IYA theme is "Around the world in 80 Telescopes"! Since it's impossible to watch online for 24 hours (at least it is for me), this IYA website breaks down the telescope segments so you can watch one or a few any time. Sort of like Astro TIVO. :-) It's on the 100 Hours of Astronomy website, and as each segment finishes it's shown as a link. http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/ For those who want to geek out in real time, it's on Ustream TV live, where you can join 3,000 others and chat realtime while watching the video. Careful, or you'll get hooked! Speaking of telescopes, my April 2009 What's Up podcast features four of most famous telescopes: Hubble, Spitzer, Chandra and Galex as they image the Whirlpool Galaxy. Before and after the big eyes, spy the Whirlpool you'll see some lovely small images of galaxies including the whirlpool galaxy. Mojo took those images out at our desert observing spot this past year. :-) Here are the best places to get the video: On YouTube - which is easy to load http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=JPLnews&view=videos NEW: A new archive of all What's Ups https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/whatsup.cfm Itunes http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/podcasting/whatsup_index.html The weather is looking great for our two sidewalk astronomy events this weekend. 7-9 p.m. both nights. One warning for those who might want to bring a telescope for the first time to Monrovia Saturday night. There is landscaping going on in the gorgeous new Library grounds. The construction fences are down but there is a lot of planting going on, and there is a smaller space of pavement for telescopes and lots of redwood mulch where we may have put a telescope or two or three in the past. Stop by and say hello tonight or Saturday! Jane Jane Houston Jones Senior Outreach Specialist, Cassini Program JPL - 4800 Oak Grove Drive, MS 230-205 Pasadena, CA 91109 818-393-6435 jane.h.jones(a)jpl.nasa.gov Saturnobs http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/Education/saturnobservation/ NEW!!What's Up for April: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/whatsup.cfm