Astro-Cymru: Celebrating 400 years of Welsh Astronomy
The Share Initiative is pleased to announce the launch of a two-year Heritage Lottery Wales funded project called Astro-Cymru. The aims of the project are:
- To encourage communities across Mid & South Wales to celebrate their astronomical heritage.
- To inspire learners of all ages and abilities to engage with the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009) and its legacy.
- To further develop the Welsh tradition for science communication by increasing opportunities for learning about heritage.
Activities will include school workshops, cataloguing resources, heritage loan boxes, family events, research, exhibitions, heritage trail, online observatory, translation work and a DVD.
A range of partners have supported the development phase of the project – including the Penllergare Trust, University of Glamorgan, Swansea Astronomical Society, Powysland Museum and Penmaes School. These and other organizations are now being invited to participate in the delivery phase which will run for two years to December 2010.
Paul Haley would be pleased to hear from anyone interested in online research for Welsh astronomers – you don’t have to live in Wales to be involved!
Please contact Paul: T: 01981 251029 E: pahastro@aol.com