Astronomy, you & me: Night Sky Network
Posted on | January 20, 2010 | 1 Comment
I’m stoked about my new job at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific as the Outreach Coordinator. We run Night Sky Network a free online service where amateur astronomy clubs and the public can find out about astronomy events and connect with each other. My priority is to get more clubs to use site. I have a tight deadline.
So I’m working on a plan. I’m thinking of combining traditional outreach methods (calling, writing in mags, etc) with new media/social media. I’d love to hear your input and if you know of any organizations that I should know about who’ve done notable outreach campaigns, please cue me in.
The picture above is part of a bigger mural by Carlos Callejo. The warrior is outside of the library and he’s inviting people into the public library in El Paso that’s closest to the bridge to Juárez. The mural is a great way to do everyday outreach and reminds us of the connection between traditional and contemporary astronomy.
Tags: NASA > Night Sky Network > outreach
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One Response to “Astronomy, you & me: Night Sky Network”
January 21st, 2010 @ 8:20 am
there is a service my boss is looking into that drives internet traffic to your website–obviously based on any input from a user related to your company. t’s $4000 a month. but maybe there is something related.
maybe you can get volunteers to see if a lot of websites will put a link to your website on theirs? that will also help optimize your site.
i like your explanation of the picture