Astronomy Day
Twice a year, a holiday is celebrated all over the world - Astronomy Day
Spring Astronomy Day is celebrated from mid-April to mid-May, near the first quarter of the Moon, while autumn Day is celebrated from mid-September to mid-October
Not only a day is dedicated to astronomy, but even a whole week, which is called Astronomy Week
This holiday is relatively young; its date of birth is considered to be 1973 The founder of this holiday was Douglas Berger, he was the President of the Astronomical Association of Northern California He decided that it was wrong to encourage people to visit exhibitions and museums dedicated to space, but to give them the opportunity to independently study the starry sky by installing free telescopes in parks and on the streets
The holiday is young, unlike the science to which it is dedicated Astronomy is an ancient and fascinating science It is thanks to her that people know what is in the neighborhood of our planet
The idea of the event was appreciated by many, both astronomical organizations and ordinary people Astronomy Day is sponsored by 14 organizations The events on this day are truly interesting and exciting - all kinds of exhibitions, intensive work of planetariums, documentaries and themed parties Astronauts are invited to talk about what they saw with their own eyes and what difficulties they encountered during their flights And in some astronomy museums they conduct excursions, ranging from showing the starry sky to tasting the food from tubes that astronauts eat
Astronomy Day is held more than once a year The holiday is divided into spring and autumn Autumn Astronomy Day began to be celebrated in 2007
The purpose of this holiday is quite simple - to popularize astronomy and attract as many people as possible who are truly interested in this science But astronomy is, indeed, very interesting - there are so many planets, constellations, and even universes in space!
Schools also began to introduce such a subject - the basics of astronomy This will not only broaden people's horizons, but also give them an incredible opportunity to learn more about what really matters to the future of our planet