Thaqib Astronomical Association
Astronomy Day in Rasht, Iran
Thaqib Astronomy Association organized a festival to celebrate the Astronomy Day. The festival was held on 30th of April to 2nd of May 2009 in Mellat park of Rasht where the Association's building is situated. Two days before the festival, papers including the introduction of the Astronomy Year & what GalileoGalilei did 400 years ago, and also some information about Kushyar Guilani - an eminent Iranianastronomer who was born in the second half of the 10th century in Guilan- etc., which was published by the Association were distributed among people, through daily newspapers. During three days, people who came into the festival were given a brochure that guided them about different sections such as astronomical photography, telescopes & binoculars, solar system, the moon, sundials, traditional astronomical instruments, ancient astronomy, constellations, space, observatories all over the world, astrophysics & stars' life, astronomy shopping, etc.
The full text by Masoumeh Ghanbarzadeh can be read H E R E in the PDF-attachment!
Masoumeh Ghanbarzadeh
Thaqib Astronomical Association
Rasht, Iran
http://www.thaqib.ir
Congratulations from my side for this very successful astronomical event which connects Rasht with all the other Astronomy-events around the world!
In spring 2003 I had published an article in the DGC-Mitteilungen Nr. 93 - magazine:
I had hoped that this analemmatic sundial might become the nucleus of a new flourishing sundial scene. However: Sometimes a seed needs a bit longer to develope beautiful flowers and fruits. Therefore I renew my good wishes now for a prosperous sundial scene in Rasht and around Rasht!
Salam,You can see the photos of sundials taken by Prof. J. L. Berggren during his recent visit to Iran here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/len.berggren/IranSundials #