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AstronomyOutreach network was created three years ago as a channel for interacting with the community and to practice outreach. It is this outreach aspect that is the primary reason that I am personally involved in the hobby of astronomy. It turns out that I am not alone, as I found out early on, nearly twenty years ago.
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"The AstronomyOutreach Network offers a wealth of astronomy related information and contacts. Included on Scott Robert's wonderful web site are listings of astronomy clubs, planetariums and other organizations, links to astronomical imagery sites (both professional and amateur), information on upcoming star parties and other events, links to astronomy related streaming media such as "NASA TV" and "Lets Talk Stars", as well as all the latest in asto-news."
— Big Sky Astronomy Club - Kalispell, Montana
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While there are many astronomy and space exploration sites on the web, there seems to be few that spotlight the people and organizations who do outreach in this regard. There are also so many of those engaged in this endeavor who did not have a platform or a home to make themselves known to the general public. This was the primary reason to open the AstronomyOutreach network.
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"The Griffith Observatory Star Awards were established to recognize excellence in web sites that promote public awareness of astronomy. These are the best astronomy sites on the World Wide Web, and they present useful, thorough, and accurate information in a well-organized and attractive way, making the sky more accessible."
—Griffith Observatory
Los Angeles, California
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A new service that I am very excited about is a java script newsfeed for web developers interested in offering astronomy and space-related news as seen on the AstronomyOutreach network.
Currently, you can choose from two styles. The first is the news as it appears on the home page of the Chesmont Astronomical Society web site. Or you can contact me to create a custom newsfeed by sending me an email.
The java script is as follows:
Standard Version
Zip file. Works with any table width.
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"Thank you so much for allowing us to participate! I got the newsfeed up last
night and it looks great! We are excited about having this on our site!
The newsfeed is awesome! I sent a newsletter to over 1,500 of our customers in early October -- the service I use for my mailings tracks click throughs to each link. I put a link on the bottom of the newsletter that said "check out the latest in astro news" and put a link to our news page on our site -- that page got more "click throughs" than any other link in our newsletter!!! I thought that was pretty cool! "
—Wendee Estes,
Digitec Optical, Inc.
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I hope that in some small way this site can help those interested in astronomy and space exploration to find a club, a speaker, or learn more about the universe. If you have any questions, please let me know .
Wishing everyone clear skies,
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