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April 2021



  IAU Members Announcements


IAU Elections to Take Place in April 2021

3 March 2021: The International Astronomical Union invites all its active Individual Members to consider standing in the forthcoming elections of the Division Steering Committees and Commission Organising Committees for 2021–2024. Whether ...

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Three New IAU Commissions Created after Commission Review

19 January 2021: On 5 January 2021 the IAU Executive Committee approved a new list of IAU Commissions, following a review of the current ones, which were created in 2015. The results of ...

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  IAU Press Releases


New Agreement Signed for the Office for Astronomy Outreach — The International Astronomical Union and National Astronomical Observatory of Japan expand OAO’s activities

14 April 2021: The IAU is delighted to announce that it has signed a new agreement with the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) for the continued operation and expansion of the IAU ...




  IAU Public Announcements


Second International Comparative List of Astronomical Terms in Sign Languages

14 April 2021: In December 2017 the IAU published the first international comparative list of astronomical terms in sign languages. Now the second international comparative list of astronomical terms in sign languages has ...

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IAU OAO Welcomes Proposals for 2021 Telescopes for All

1 April 2021: The IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach (OAO) and Sterren Schitteren Voor Iedereen (Stars Shine for Everyone — SSVI), in collaboration with Leiden University, are now welcoming proposals for the 2021 Telescopes ...

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AstroEdu 2019 Conference Proceedings Released

30 March 2021: The IAU has released the proceedings of the inaugural AstroEdu Conference, which was held from 16 to 18 September 2019 at the ESO Supernova in Garching, Munich, Germany. Comprising 21 ...

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CAPjournal Issue 29 Now Available

29 March 2021: The 29th issue of the Communicating Astronomy with the Public journal is out now! This issue is a regular edition featuring information about citizen science and astronomy outreach projects around ...

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IAU to Launch IAU Hands-On Workshops

26 March 2021: The International Astronomical Union will soon launch a new initiative called IAU Hands-On Workshops (I-HOW). In these workshops, young scientists in developing countries will learn how to access and analyse ...

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First OAE-supporting Center Founded in Italy

15 March 2021: The IAU is delighted to announce the founding of a new Center in Italy which will support the Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE). The OAE Center Italy is the ...

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CAP Conference Goes Virtual in 2021

15 February 2021: In May 2021 the International Astronomical Union’s (IAU’s) Commission C2 — Communicating Astronomy with the Public (CAP) — will host an entirely virtual conference in its long-running Communicating Astronomy with ...

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Office of Astronomy for Development: Results of the 2020 Call for Proposals

19 January 2021: The IAU’s Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) is pleased to announce the results of its 2020 call for proposals, with 21 projects selected to receive funding in 2021 ...

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Office of Astronomy for Education Launches Astrophotography Contest

14 January 2021: Are you an astrophotographer with an enthusiasm for astronomy education? If so, a new contest run by one of the IAU Offices is for you. The IAU’s Office of ...

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Highlights

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Scientific Dates & Deadlines




Administrative Dates & Deadlines

15 Apr 2021
Notification of the Adoption of any Proposed Modifications to the Budget Distributed to the National Members

15 Apr 2021
Deadline for the Finance Committee to Provide the IAU General Secretary with the Annual Report on the Accounts

19 - 22 Apr 2021
EC Meeting 105




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New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Global VLBI Alliance

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Astronomy Education Research & Methods

New publication: Commission C1 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: Commission H2 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Women in Astronomy

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Windows to the Universe: Classical and Modern Observatories

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Astronomical Heritage in Danger

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Data Driven Astronomy Education and Public Outreach (DAEPO)

New publication: Commission A4 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Numerical Standards for Fundamental Astronomy

New publication: G Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Time Metrology Standards

New publication: Commission D1 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: Commission X1 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: Division D Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: Commission H1 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: Division A Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Dark and Quiet Sky Protection

New publication: Commission E2 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Reference Library of Galaxy Spectral Energy Distributions (RELIGAS

New publication: Commission B5 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: Commission H4 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Small Bodies Nomenclature (SBN)

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2-21) - Astronomy Competitions for Secondary School Students

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Astronomy Education Resources (AstroEDU)

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Network for Astronomy School Education

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Coordination of Synoptic Observations of the Sun

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Historical Radio Astronomy

New publication: Commission B6 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: Commission B3 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: Division F Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: Commission B2 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: Commission J1 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: Commission B7 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture

New publication: Commission G1 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Junior Members

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Time Domain Astronomy

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Star Names

New publication: Commission C3 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - High-Accuracy Stellar Spectroscopy

New publication: Commission F2 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Site Protection

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Spectroscopic and Radiative Data for Molecules

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Near Earth Objects

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Red Giants and Supergiants

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Supernovae

New publication: Commission C4 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: Commission E3 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: Commission F1 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: Commission A1 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Astronomy for Equity, Inclusion and Diversity

New publication: AstroEDU Meeting 2019: Astronomy Education Conference: Bridging Research & Practice

New publication: Commission B1 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: Division J Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Theory of Earth Rotation and Validation (IAU / IAG Joint WG)

New publication: Division E Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: Commission A2 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: Commission A2 Triennial Report (2018-2021)

New publication: WG Annual Report (2020-2021) - Solar Eclipses

New publication: WG Triennial Report (2018-2021) - Solar Eclipses

New publication: 2nd Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education

New publication: Comission B3 Annual Report (2020)

New publication: Nuclear Activity in Galaxies Across Cosmic Time

New publication: IAU OAE Annual Report 2020