IYA2009 Galilean Nights awards

The IYA2009 Cornerstone project Galilean Nights ran during October 2009
and saw thousands of individuals and organisations host a wide range of
events to popularise astronomy and highlight the importance of
Galileo's legacy. Now that event reports have been collated the
Galilean Nights awards can be announced. There are six categories, each
with a winner and two highly commended entries.

Highest attendance at a single registered event

with more than 80 photos taken, one of the frame captured the Leonid
meteor ! At last, one successful observation of Leonid meter recorded
from Bangalore.



Leonid Meteor Shower was expected to be good this year, due to
1. new moon period ( darker skies )
2. estimated 200-500 meteors / hr from NASA for Indian observers
3. peak time favoring Indian observers.

but the show was spoiled by the clouds all over Bangalore and South India.

Bangalore Astronomical Society as part of International Year of Astronomy 2009, organize a series of sidewalk astronomy nights in various areas of Bangalore.

"30 Non-Stop Sidewalk Astronomy Nights" is a unique program organized to reach more people in Bangalore.
From 02.Oct.2009 to 31.Oct.2009

Check comments for daily reports and photos shared here : http://picasaweb.google.co.in/bangaloreastronomicalsociety/SidewalkAstro...

Day 1 : Report: