This email has recently reached us from Astronomers without Borders. We think it is about a very nice event, so we are happy to share it with you!

Greetings,

2009 was a very big year for lunar exploration. NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) began orbiting the Moon, returning more amazing images and more digital data in its first year than any other planetary mission in history. Meanwhile, Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) crashed into the Moon's south polar region in an unprecedented search for water below the Moon's surface.

International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) - September 18, 2010 - follows NASA's first celebration of these historic missions as part of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 in public events called "We're at the Moon!" (for LRO) and "National Observe the Moon Night" in the USA (for LCROSS). Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) is partnering with NASA missions and centers and others to bring the excitement of observing and learning about Earth's closest neighbor in space to the public -- putting the "International" into InOMN.

We invite you to join the celebration by hosting an event. Feel free to circulate the attached "Call to Action" document.

More information at:

http://www.astronomerswithoutborders.org/projects/intl-observe-moon-night.html

Get out and get others looking up and seeing the Moon...in a whole new light!

Cheers!

Thilina Heenatigala

Coordinator

- AWB InOMN