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STAR WEEK: A Successful Campaign in Japan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2011

Junichi Watanabe
Junichi Watanabe*
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan email: jun.watanabe@nao.ac.jp
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Abstract

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A campaign of the Star Week, set as August 1 – 7, has been started in 1995 throughout various life-learning facilities. Astronomical facilities including planetariums, science museums, and public observatories has been participating in this campaign, together with amateur astronomers clubs or private observatories. More than 300 astronomical events such as star watching parties were coordinated for general public every year. The Star Week has been grown up to one of the most successful campaigns not only for for astronomy but also for basic sciences in Japan over this 15 years. In this paper, a brief history and the present status of the Star Week are introduced together with the with some statistics.

Keywords

Public OutreachCampaignEducation
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 5 , Symposium S260: The Role of Astronomy in Society and Culture , January 2009 , pp. 758 - 762
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011

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