print email comment close Astronomy Day URL: http://www.astroleague.org/al/astroday/astroday.html Description: Astronomy Day, held annually in April or May (a Saturday near or before the first quarter moon), "is a grass roots movement designed to share the joy of astronomy with the general population." Find events held by "astronomy clubs, science museums, observatories, universities, planetariums, laboratories, libraries, and nature centers." A fact sheet lists sponsors of this observance. From the Astronomical League, a federation of amateur astronomers. Author: Tomlinson, Gary Publisher: Astronomical League Library of Congress Subject Headings: Astronomy LII Database Information: Record 21150 created by Maria Brandt on 04/06/2006 Last modification on 07/28/2006 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 11/09/2006 Published: 04/13/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21150