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Astrosphere to Help Sustain IYA Legacy Projects
As the International Year of Astronomy (IYA 2009) IYA 2009 comes to a close, those involved hope to sustain the momentum gained during the year in communicating astronomy with the public. [...]
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Live from Washington DC: It’s AAS!
This week is a bit of a coming out party for us here at Astrosphere. Several of our team are attending the American Astronomical Society Meeting in Washington DC. We’re here to share science; both communicating our own results with our peers and helping you see into the world of astronomy through blogs, live streams [...]
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365 Days of Astronomy goes into 2010!
The award-winning 365 Days of Astronomy podcast is proud to announce that the project will continue for another 365 days and is now accepting sign-ups for participants for 2010. This is a legacy project of the IYA2009 [...]
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33 Telescopes for 33 Kids
Our auction of 2 autographed Galileoscopes raised enough money to donate 33 telescopes to 33 kids. We don't know where on the planet these telescopes will fly, but no matter where they go I'm sure the kids behind the eye pieces will be thrilled to [...]
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Galileoscope: A dream of 1 Telescope Per Child
I know a set of men who had a dream. They wanted to see every child in the world have access to a high-quality low-cost telescope. They wanted something that would show the rings of Saturn, survive a tumble down the stairs, [...]
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Approved!
Posted on 02 November 2009
I would like to share with you some of the best words I have read this year: Dear Applicant: We are pleased to inform you that upon review of your application for tax exempt status we have determined that you are exempt from Federal income tax Continue Reading
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The waiting is almost over!
Posted on 16 September 2009
After over a year of working on State of Illinois and IRS non-profit paper work, our IRS liason says that we’re there! I feel like I should write something very profound here, but all I can say is, “Wow, what an amazing sense of relief.” For any of you looking to set up a non-profit, [...] Continue Reading
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Our paperwork is in!
Posted on 27 June 2008
Our paper work is in to the IRS. Now we just need to wait. Wheeeee But while we wait we can also begin to act. Currently Pamela is madly trying to figure out how to install Pligg, so we can get some social sharing of content going on around here, and on Tuesday she and Chris [...] Continue Reading
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Hello world!
Posted on 31 January 2008
Welcome to Astrosphere! This little website is the virtual home of a New Media association that hopes to spread science and skeptical thinking via the internet. We have big plans, but our first (and perhaps most tedious) plan is simply to attain 501(c)3 non-profit status in the United States. In addition to filing out a [...] Continue Reading
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