Twitter Moonwatch

Thanks to Twitterer azericsheats, I came across the Twitter Moonwatch and Meteorwatch Trailer hosted by the International year of Astronomy 2009 UK and Newbury Astronomical Society.

According to their web site:

To take part in this just follow us on Twitter @astronomy2009uk and @NewburyAS. If you’re not yet on Twitter, you can create an account for free here. www.twitter.com

During Twitter Moonwatch we will be live-tweeting images of the Moon, planets and other astronomical objects, taken by Newbury Astronomical Society. At the same time we’ll be online to answer any questions you might have about the images we’re tweeting, and about astronomy in general.

This Twitter Moonwatch will be a special one, as we will be joined by the Faulkes Telescope Network of professional telescopes, who will be tweeting images [taken] with their 2m telescope situated in New South Wales, Australia.

To find out more, visit Newbury Astronomical Society’s Home page www.newburyas.org.uk or visit www.astronomy2009.co.uk.

It sounds like a lot of fun. Check it out.