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Developing Astronomy in Madagascar – the impact of the IAU Support

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2019

Zara Randriamanakoto
Zara Randriamanakoto*
Affiliation:
Malagasy Astronomy & Space Science, Antananarivo, Madagascar emails: malagasy.astro@gmail.com, zara@saao.ac.za South African Astronomical Observatory, P.O Box 9, 7935 Observatory, South Africa
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During its XXXth General Assembly, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) welcomed the island of Madagascar, under the Malagasy Astronomy & Space Science (MASS), as one of its new National Members. Founded in 2016, MASS is a non-profit association, a community of young professional astronomers and graduate students from Madagascar. As various organizational structures are gradually being established towards the development of Astronomy & Astrophysics in the country, the IAU has played a vital role and is still actively involved in achieving such ambitious goals.

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Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 13 , Symposium S349: Under One Sky: The IAU Centenary Symposium , December 2018 , pp. 283 - 286
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2019 

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