International Observing Uranus Starry Night Party 2010 (IUSNOP-2010) IUSNOP is an international initiative aimed at astronomy popularization of astronomy and promoting cooperation among amateur astronomers around the world through practical observations of the planet Uranus.
Logo IUSNOP-2010
The initial organizing committee consists Astronomical Association Vidulini (Vidulini, HR), Astronomical Society Lira (Novi Sad, SRB), Astronomical Society Astra (Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the establishment), Skopje Astronomical Society (Skopje, MK). Organising Committee is open for access to new members.
Time of IUSNOP-2010 is being implemented since 01.08.2010. do 30.09.2010. during which time observers with their telescopes, binoculars, or even without them the planet Uranus, and perceive about using observational organizers provide a report form. Each participant IUSNOP-2010 will receive a confirmation e-mail (recognition) of participation in the form of a PDF document.
Why Uranium?
Although in its glory in the range of the human eye (5.5 m) the planet Uranus was discovered until 1781. thanks to the telescopic observations of William Herschel (1738-1822). Aggravating circumstance for the early detection of Uranus was difficult to see its movement in relation to zvijezdanu background, glow in the limit of visibility with the naked eye, and it was certainly earlier observers have identified as a "star stagnant." For observations of Uranus must astrognozije basic knowledge, the coordinates of the current position of planets in the sky, a minimum of instruments and some free time and good will.
Approximate map positions of Uranus in August
Observing Uranus in the IUSNOP-2010, or participation in this project symbolizes a step between the old and modern astronomy astronomy without the use of astronomical instruments. Observer who finds and identifies safe Uranus the starry sky and made a symbolic step between the observer and the lay observer amateur astronomers. Amateur astronomers today would not be a problem to find and recognize Uranus in the sky. If it turns on it and lay observers this planet, on the border between old and modern astronomy, we made a valuable educational work. Participation of amateur astronomers to freely join the project through a form of participation, the nature of observational reports. In this sense, it is enough to do an observation of Uranus, the form and fill it via e-mail sent to the organizer by e-mail;
iusnop@astronomija.co.rs
Media coverage of the project IUSNOP-2010 are;
www.astronomija.co.rs
www.zvjezdarnica.com
www.astrovizija.hr
www.zvjezdarnica.org
Application form - required data
Name Organisation (Society, an observatory, an individual)
Place of observation
Coordinates of observation (optional)
Country
Time of observation (GMT)
Used equipment
Visual identification of uranium (YES-NO)
Sketches or photographs (YES-NO, attach, if any)
Urania
IUSNOP-2010, the organizing committee.
