Star Peace team starts its astronomy activities during International Year of Astronomy with Dawn of IYA2009.
The team was celebrating the first day of IYA in Qeshm Island, Persian Gulf, south of Iran. There were three telescopes with solar filters and some sunglasses.

We put the telescopes in the sidewalk and invite passengers to take a look at their mother star by telescopes or sunglasses.

People were so interested. For some of them it was the first time they see a telescope. We gave them a gift too: a special issue of one of the most popular Iranian newspapers, Jam-e-Jam newspaper, which published a special issue for welcoming International Year of Astronomy.

We showed the Sun to the public and talked about our star, the Sun for them. Giving sunglasses to people and let them see the Sun by naked-eye bring them joy and excitement. But most of the people asked why there is nothing, no spots, on the Sun!
Here is more photos from that day:

  

Source : jamejam.ir
Author  : Irene Shivaei and Mohammad Javad Torabi