International Year of Astronomy Public Telescope

AST-0855363 PI：大卫DeVorkin机构：史密森学会该奖项提供资金，用于在位于国家广场的国家航空航天博物馆的露台上安装和运行一年的专业级天文观测台。 该天文台将为与2009年国际天文学年有关的活动提供一个协调中心。 节目将包括在白天和晚上观看太阳，月亮和更明亮的行星。 与国际天文年有关的展览和以活动和调查为基础的公共节目将包括欣赏天空、重新捕捉和保护黑暗的夜空、望远镜光学和光谱学以及国家天文台系统。 这项活动的性质是为了产生更广泛的影响;它将达到数百万游客每年到国家？国家航空航天博物馆。

AST-0855363PI: David DeVorkinInstitution: Smithsonian Institution This award provides funding to install and operate for one year a professional-grade astronomical observatory on a terrace of the National Air and Space Museum, located on the National Mall. The observatory will provide a focal point for activities associated with the 2009 International Year of Astronomy (IYA). Programming will include viewing of the sun, moon, and brighter planets during the day and in evening hours. IYA-related exhibits and activity-based and inquiry-based public programming will include the appreciation of the sky, recapturing and preserving the dark night sky, telescopic optics and spectroscopy, and the national observatory system. The activity by its nature is designed to have significant broader impact; it will reach millions of visitors annually to the Nation?s Mall and the National Air and Space Museum.