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The Number is the matter: Great Success of IYA activities in Japan

The Number is the matter: Great Success of IYA activities in Japan. Junichi Watanabe(NAOJ) . Chairman of the planning committee of IYA2009 in Japan. ・ Development of Economy & Industry Technology and Engineering on mechanics, Optics, Electronics, Robotics, etc

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The Number is the matter: Great Success of IYA activities in Japan

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  1. The Number is the matter:Great Success of IYA activities in Japan Junichi Watanabe(NAOJ) Chairman of the planning committee of IYA2009 in Japan

  2. ・ Development of Economy & Industry Technology and Engineering on mechanics, Optics, Electronics, Robotics, etc ーー＞　Companies of telescopes & planetariums ・ Oriental Thoughts on Nature (maybe) Local Governments ーー＞　Public observatories, planetariums & Science Museums CIRCUMSTANCE BEFORE IYA IN JAPAN

  3. Planetariums in Japan • 250 ! (including Science Museums) • ～30% of 779 cities in Japan

  4. Public Observatories in Japan • 90 ! (Excluding Planetariums & Sci. museums)

  5. Large Telescopes in Japan Diameter Name Year Operation • 2.00m Nishi-Harima Astron. Obs. 1990 Hyogo Pref. • 1.88m Okayama Astrophysical Obs. 1960 NAOJ • 1.5m Gunma Astron. Obs. 1999 Gunma Pref. • 1.5m Univ. Hiroshima 1994 Univ. • 1.5m NICT 1988 NICT • 1.3m Sendai Astron. Obs. 2008Sendai City • 1.3m ISAS 1988 ISAS • 1.15m Ginga No Mori Astron. Obs. 1998 Rikubetu Town • 1.13m Nakagawa Science Center Nakagawa Town • 1.05m Misato Astron. Obs. 1995 Misato Town • 1.05m Ishikgakijima Aston. Obs. 2006 NAOJ • 1.03mSaji Astron. Obs. 1994 Tottori City • 1.01m Bisei Astron. Obs. 1993 Bisei Village • 1.00m Toyama Astron. Obs. 1997 Toyama City • 1.00m Kawabe Astron. Obs. 1995 Kawabe Town

  6. Public Observatories

  7. The number of the “Opening” of new telescopes to Public Obs. & Museums in Japan • Planetariums

  8. ・　Decrease of newly founded facilities ・　Decreaseof visitors ・　Crisisofpossible close in the future ・ No communications with facilities PROBLEMS IN CIRCUMSTANCESIN MID-90’

  9. In order to enhance outreach activities with connecting these facilities over Japan ・　Week set between August 1 and 7 　　・　Good weather after rainy season 　　・　Summer holiday season STAR WEEK CAMPAIGN PROPOSED IN 1995

  10. Star Week campaign we provide opportunities for the general public to visit astronomical facilities and watch the starry night skies Campaign poster with catchphrase Original character TV program explaining the Star Week

  11. Star Week since 1995 (events and facilities) About over 200 cooperators (facilities) join our campaign every year.

  12. PAONET(Public Astronomical Observatory NETwork) In order to share the astronomical images or materials for outreach among various facilities where our NAOJ played an important role as a center since 1995. More than 130 facilities registered in this network.

  13. IYA Japan: Expanding the connections further SCJ 　日本学術会議　 ASJ 日本天文学会 NAOJ 　国立天文台　 JSPS 日本惑星科学会 JAXA 宇宙航空研究開発機構 JPS 日本物理学会 IYA2009 committee FPA 天文学振興財団 JASEPA 天文教育普及研究会 Universities 天文学、地球惑星科学、物理学 JPA 日本プラネタリウム協議会 （220　プラネタリウム） JAPOS 日本公開天文台協会 （150　天文台）

  14. 2888 & 842 • Registered number of authorized events by IYA 2009 Japan Committee • Registered number of organizers of events • Most organizers are brand-new:

  15. Organizers • Japan Public Observatory Society95 • Japan Planetarium Association 161 • PAONET 124 • JAPOS ∩ JPA 8 • JAPOS ∩ PAONET 20 • JPA ∩ PAONET 48 • JAPOS ∩ JPA ∩ PAONET 30 • Non of above categories 587!

  16. Flower and Sand Art Festival 写真／YACウェブサイトより

  17. Animation Program by National Broadcast company(NHK) Mary ＆ Galy Galileo

  18. Snack with IYA

  19. Movies

  20. Exhibition of 150 year anniversary of Yokohama port

  21. Public Park Watch Maker: Citizon and local government of the park

  22. Baseball Field

  23. Football Field

  24. Temple & Shinto Shrine

  25. 7353712 • The number of people who saw stars during 2009 counted by a Japanese cornerstone project: “Let’s look up the sky, Together! Ten millions’ star gazing” ～　almost 5% of Japanese population ～　Attendances of the football league

  26. 3.01 million/day • Maximum access the Web Page of IYA2009. • July 22 • 5/17 **** • 5/24 **** • 5/31 ***** • 6/ 7 ******* • 6/14 ********* • 6/21 ************** • 6/28 ******************* • 7/ 5 *********************** • 7/12 ***************************************** • 7/19 ********************************************************** • 7/26 ******

  27. 1,131,930 Downloads • Total Solar Eclipse Live Broadcast by NHK from Cruse ship • YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYhFdKzq6rM

  28. ～　５００００ • Number of safety glasses for observing partial solar eclipse • Samples distributed to all the elementary and junior high schools

  29. 250,000 copies • IYA poster for 400 years of the telescope history • Distributed to all the schools

  30. 289,642 Downloads • Japanese IYA Song“GINGA(galaxy)” by a popular singer, ＭＩＳＩＡ • Released on June 10, and became a hit that recorded the 22nd Oricon ranking. • YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJGKJOe77B8

  31. >13000 small telescopes to 17 countries • “You are Galileo” project, ------> See Agata-san’s Poster

  32. 14553 reports with 1.4 millions hits • Number of reports who tried to see Orionidmeteor shower during 19-23 October in 2009. • This was performed as one of the campaigns of NAOJ, which aims to widely announce the astronomical phenomena, and to encourage many people to see. （since 2003) • Participation-type campaigns by accepting the “observation report” via internet.

  33. Why Orionid meteor shower • Our group expected the enhanced display during 2006-2010, which comes every 70 years. • Next strong display will be 2076. "Origin of the 2006 Orionid Outburst" M. Sato and J. Watanabe Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan 59, L21 (2007)

  34. ８６０ bookstores for 561 registered books

  35. ８.４９ millions • Google Hit on the terminology: Visibiily in Japan • International Year 2009 • “国際和解年”0.65 million • （International Year of Reconciliation) • “国際天然繊維年”0.21 million • （International Year of natural Fibers) • “世界天文年”8.49 million • (International Year of Astronomy )

  36. What did we obtain through IYA2009 • High visibility of Astronomy • Many “how-to’s” for the outreach activities • Firm connections between professional and amateur astronomical societies etc, which are brand-new organizers of outreach activities (exceeding the Starweek or existing campaigns) • This should be continued in the future. • “Summit of amateur astronomical clubs” in NAOJ will be held in April, where we aim to establish “JAU = Japan Astronomical Union”

  37. Huge numbers of messages or impressions collected • “I am glad to have seen the meteor for the first time in life, and I happened to cry due to its impression. “ (Geminid meteor showers) • countless … and priceless……………….

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