Intl.Astronomy Week
1997
We participated for the second time in the International Astronomy Week (Previously Astronomy Day), a yearly celebration of the joy of astronomy, organized by the Astronomical League, the largest federation of astronomy clubs in the US...
And we got the
Honorable Mention!
Our first international prize of a series of
such prizes that Sirius collected throughout the years.
The Fair at El-Khalifa Cultural
Center
8-10 April 1997
Spanning Four Continents
Produced by the ENTV (Producteur
H.Hazrouli), conceived and realized by Sirius, It featured
various high profile guests from abroad including the well
known French planetologist André Brahic,of the Meudon
Observatory in Paris. It included also Barry Beaman the President
of the Astronomical League from Chicago, N.Guessoum from Koweit,
K.Meziane from Canada. It included also in the studio two
Algerian astrophysicists from Mentouri University (N.Mebarki)
and the other from Batna University (A.Bouldjedri), as well
as a plateau of young amateurs from Sirius.
It was shown at prime time on Algerian TV and it is perhaps
the first time an astronomy show was produced for the TV in
Algeria since its independance.
The Prize ...
The Honorable Mention Award
It was in order, the fifth ranked prize out of hundreds of
participating clubs from all over the World.
Here's what Gary Tomlinson,
the Astronomy Day Coordinator
has to say to justify granting us the Award
Retrospective on Astro Day
1996
before Sirius relinquishes its scout
affiliation and become an independant Association
The program of
activities
Furthermore, a press release explaining the
goals and purposes of the celebration of Astronomy Day was sent
to all the newspapers.
What is AstroDay
A Short Report
of the Activities Carried out
during AstroDay 97
