Today's Big Impact Astronomy discuss with Dr. Jamal Mimouni  and takes us on an astronomy journey through Africa starting with his long-standing, active group in Algeria. cosmoquest.org/x/365daysofast…

AfAS is growing and doing more great work all the time.

There’s so much that can be learned doing astronomy! How? Look at the IAU-OAD website and meet some of the people doing it on Astronomy for Equity’s Big Impact Astronomy podcast at astro4equity.org/big-impact-ast….

This started really small and just drew people in and became a regular event. People in Hollywood love seeing stars!

Links to many pictures from around the globe in skyweek.wordpress.com/2025/04/26/all…

“Migrating birds rely on the night sky to navigate, and artificial lighting can disorient them, leading to collisions or throwing them off course.” Learn more about how to save the night from DarkSky International at darksky.org.

The 47th International School for Young Astronomers will take place in Taipei from Nov. 17 to Dec. 5, 2025. We invite applications from students in their early MSc/PhD studies in Asian countries. The deadline for applications is July 1, 2025. iau.org/Iau/News/Ann20…

Join us for a webinar on Astronomy, AI, and Societal Impact co-organised with the VinFuture Prize ⏰May 14th, 2025 | 3:00 - 4:30 PM (GMT+7) 👉 Register here: forms.gle/bURjmknXJXiLM3…

We’re distributing over a million new, unused solar glasses (not telescopes) and other resources to organizations like Ethiopian Space Science Society around the world to introduce #STEM through #astronomy to unserved communities. More to come.

Kevin Kevin Govender has been leading the effort to use astronomy for good for a long time at IAU-OAD. It’s good to hear from him on Astronomy for Equity’s Big Impact Astronomy podcast. Video and audio at astro4equity.org/podcast/astron…

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There's still time register for the next Space Settlement webinar, featuring Dr. Tony Milligan speaking on the topic "Why does skepticism about human activities in space persist?" zeffy.com/ticketing/spac…

🌟 Help measure sky brightness from wherever you are! 🌍 Join @GlobeAtNight & measure sky brightness until May 27, using just your phone, tablet, or computer! 📱💻 Every data point counts! Let’s hit 20,000 measurements by the end of 2025! 💫🌃 #GlobeAtNight #LightPollution

Grants from the IAU-OAD have launched and boosted so many great projects over the years. Astronomy can be used for good in ways and in places that no other science can. #Astro4Equity

Starlink trails in astrophotos is a common problem. But have seen them photographed from space?

The band is back together! In this episode The Cosmic Savannah team sit together in the cupboard once again to catch up & to reflect on Season 5. We have pulsars, polar ring galaxy, neutron stars, also dark sky. cosmoquest.org/x/365daysofast…

The Milky Way from the vantage of the ISS, with stars as points, rising sun, and cities as yellow streaks below. Taken with Nikon Z9, Sigma 14mm f1.4 lens, 15 seconds, f1.4, ISO 6400, with homemade orbital sidereal drive to compensate for orbital pitch rate (4 degrees/min)

Thank you, Daniel! It’s always a pleasure to speak to a group of young astronomers.

In the 1950s and early 60s the Los Angeles Times would publish maps forecasting where the radioactive ash from the latest tests would fall. Sometimes it would be fallout from Soviet tests expected to reach the US west coast. It was fascinating and terrifying.