Global Astronomy Month has landed right in the middle of Campus Party Europe, a special edition of what is considered the biggest event for technology, creativity and digital culture online in the world, organized by the Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation and supported by The European Union.
The 800 young people coming from all over Europe can choose between three main sections: Science, Digital Creativity and Innovation, the first of which is heavily focusing on astronomy and the space sector.
Organizers did not miss the chance to dedicate a night to Global Astronomy Month (GAM), while the two GAM representatives present at Campus Party Europe spotted the opportunity of doing a StarPeace event between the participants coming from different countries around Europe.
Since weather conditions are rather unfavorable for on the spot telescope observations, the StarPeace event will feature virtual observations, more precisely the GAM project “Write your name in the sky” that take places tonight, starting 19:30 UT.
A connection will be set with The Virtual Telescope at the Bellatrix Observatory in Italy so that participants at Campus Party Europe can take part in the event. During this session of remote observing, they will observe deep sky objects and will hunt for asteroids in real time.
Those not participating in Campus Party Europe can directly access the event through the following link when it begins:
http://virtualtelescope.bellatrixobservatory.org/wynits2010.html
Tomorrow, April 16, starting 19:30 UT, Ramon García López, an astrophysicist and coordinator of the implementation of the Astrophysics Institute of the Canary Islands, will talk about the daily work of the largest optical-infrared telescope to date, Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC). The session will end with remote observing from the Cabreja Mountain Obsevatory. More information on the official website of Campus Party Europe.
For a LiveBlog of the event by Lee Pullen and Oana Sandu follow GAM Blog. You can also take part in the tweetup at #cpartyeu.