International Year of Astronomy Public Telescope

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个专业级天文台，为期一年。该天文台将为2009年国际天文年（IYA）相关活动提供一个焦点。节目将包括在白天和晚上观看太阳、月亮和更亮的行星。与国际空间站有关的展览和以活动和探究为基础的公共节目将包括对天空的欣赏，重新捕捉和保存黑暗的夜空，望远镜光学和光谱学，以及国家天文台系统。这项活动就其性质而言，旨在产生重大的广泛影响；每年将有数百万的游客来到这个国家？美国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.