Today, the United Nations (UN) 62nd General Assembly, in celebration of the 400th anniversay of the Gailean telescope, proclaimed 2009 the International Year of Astronomy. IAU Press Release and text of the resolution http://www.iau.org/iau0702.486.0.html IAU-UNESCO website http://www.astronomy2009.org/ US Int'l Year of Astronomy website http://www.astronomy2009.us/ - Kurt _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net