Message from CFHT Librarian, Liz Bryson:
CFHT Community Outreach Recent Past Events April 2-5, 2009: 100 Hours of Astronomy was held around the world. We hope you were able to participate in all the activities for the general public, sidewalk astronomy events, and live science center and research observatory webcasts. April 9th, 2009: CFHT hosted the International Year of Astronomy Cosmic Poster judging in our large conference room. It was sponsered by MKOOC and organized with NAOJ (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan). Winners were announced at AstroDay. Go to Cosmic Poster Awards Ceremony to view the pictures. The article is found at Hawaii Tribune Herald Article. April 18th, 2009: The 10th Annual Healthy Keiki Fest was held at the Parker Ranch Center, in Kamuela, HI from 10 am to 1 pm. CFHT had a booth with demonstrations of Magnetism. Click on the Fest title above to learn more about the event. May 2nd, 2009: AstroDay was held at Prince Kuhio Plaza in Hilo, from 10am to 5pm. CFHT was present with demonstrations on Hydraulics, Telescopes, and remote control of lights. The Hawaiian Starlight video was also shown during the day. May 12th, 2009: CFHT and Keck hosted a Astronomy Family night at the Kona Public Library. Gemini Star lab was there and we had demonstrations of how Comets are made, and the telescope model. There was coloring and free magazine give aways. Look for more of these around the island during the year. The Mauna Kea Observatories Outreach Committee (MKOOC) donated books as well. Click on the pictures below to enlarge. 
July 10th, 2009: We sent our outreach coordinator to participate with the youth at the YMCA Summer Camp in Kona. The students learned about eclipses. July 22nd, 2009: We sent our outreach coordinator to participate with the youth at the YMCA Summer Camp in Kamuela. The students learned about eclipses. August 15th, 2009: CFHT was represented at the Kilauea Military Camp in the form of the Hawaiian Starlight film which was shown. Upcoming Events August 31st, 2009: CFHT will host a Library night at the Bond Memorial Library in Kohala from 6:30 to 7:30pm. We will have demonstrations of how Comets are made, and the telescope model. There will be coloring and free magazine give aways. MKOOC will again be donating books to the library. September 26th, 2009: A Solar System walk will be held in Kamuela from 10am to 2pm. The walk begins at the W. M. Keck Observatory offices and will follow Mamalahoa Highway west to the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope offices. Booths will mark the planets and other objects in our solar system. October 17th, 2009: CFHT will again participate in the Relay for Life in Lindsey Park in Kamuela. The event begins at 6pm, and goes until 6am in the morning on Sunday October 18th. We will have a team walking and may have some goodies for sale so stop by our booth. October 24th, 2009: International Year of Astronomy Block Party will be held at the Science and Technology park at the University of Hawaii, Hilo campus from 2:00-9:00pm. There will be activities at hands on stations and evening stargazing (weather permitting), so stop by for some fun.
CFHT in the News On August 24th, the CFHT library webpage will be updated to reflect a more modern appearance. Look for the upcoming changes. CFHT's Oral History Initiative, Part II The next installment of the CFHT Oral history project will be completed very soon. Keep an eye out for the second DVD in the series. The top link below goes to the CFHT project site, and below that are many more oral history project links related to Mauna Kea and Astrophysics. CFHT's Oral History Initiative, Part II Archive Grid Search: Mauna Kea Oral History Interviews held by the Niels Bohr Institute What's New? In the electronic age, many people are using the internet as a source but there are still many copyright laws, electronic theft acts, and property rights which guard against plagiarism. This site is a great source of information about all these topics. Ivan Hoffman, B.A., J.D., Attorney at law: Copyrights, trademarks, web design law, internet law, intellectual property law set up this site. Indigenous and local communities cherish traditional knowledge (TK) as a part of their cultural identities. The work of the WIPO Intergovernmental committee on intellectual property and genetic resources, traditional knowledge and folklore ("IGC") ranges from the international dimension of TK and cooperation with other international agencies, to capacity building and the pooling of practical experience in this complex area. This booklet gives an overview of this work, discusses some key concepts and describes various national approaches to protecting TK against misuse or misappropriation. Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge Check out American University's Center for Social Media Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video - Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video. American University's Center for Social Media Code This is a digital archive of primary sources on copyright from the invention of the printing press (c. 1450) to the Berne Convention (1886) and beyond. SpaceTimeTV SpaceTimeTV collects and lets you watch all the best educational videos online from full length documentaries (such as the 50 minute long "Is There Life on Mars") to short video clips such as the one on glaciers and global warming. There are hundreds of videos on topics including history, space, technology, and nature. Check out these sites below. Star Stories Star Stories explains the life and death of stars using a multimedia approach that incorporates images, animation, video and text. The galaxy swings round like a wheel of lighted smoke, a smoke composed of stars. It is sunsmoke. For lack of other words we call it sunsmoke, Do you see. I don't feel languages are equal To what that vision comprehends.Check out the following site: Galaxy Zoo 2 Help astronomers sort through 250,000 galaxies! The Sloan Digital Sky Survey found hundreds of thousands of galaxies which needed to be accurately classified; the original Galaxy Zoo project was a collaborative effort by tens of thousands of volunteers around the world to sort these galaxies into spiral and elliptical categories. Now, it's entered its second phase: describing the details of these galaxies. Read the tutorial and then you can jump in and start classifying. Upcoming Astronomical Events
All times listed above are HST unless otherwise indicated. The link below contains many calendars and includes a nice section on astronomical events. Check it out!
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