10.04.2011                      06.Nisan, 5771

Astronomie:

Israel to lead int’l ‘virtual space journey’ tonight

Bareket Observatory teams up with NASA for a "journey through a telescope" available through an international webcast.

On Sunday and Monday evenings, galaxies located millions of light years away from Earth will seem a whole lot closer to the human eye.
In honor of Global Astronomy Month, the Bareket Observatory, located east of Maccabim, near Modi'in, will team up with NASA and American experts to lead a live “virtual space journey through a telescope,” available to audiences through an international webcast, and will incorporate “sonification” – musical representation that turns light photons into sound – for blind listeners as well….