IAU and the 88 Constellations..
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is an international scientific union with both individual members and national members.
The National Academy of Sciences serves as the U.S. national member.
Individual Members..
The Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) aims to further the use of astronomy, including its practitioners, skills and infrastructures, as a tool for sustainable development globally..
The Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) is an office of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) established in 2011 to further the use of astronomy as a tool for development.
The OAD is jointly funded by the International Astronomical Union and the National Research Foundation of South Africa..
Many astronomers refer to the present age as the golden age of astronomy because, for the first time, we now have satellite observatories and telescopes in space that can measure all the different wavelengths..
International Astronomical Union (IAU), senior body governing international professional astronomical activities worldwide, with headquarters in Paris.
It was established in 1919 as the first of a series of international unions for the advancement of specific branches of science..
The OAD is a joint project of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) with the support of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI).
The IAU is the worldwide organisation of professional astronomers regardless of borders.
The mission of the OAD is to help further the use of astronomy as a tool for development by mobilizing the human and financial resources necessary in order to realize the field's scientific
Technological and cultural benefits to society.
As of 2017 the OAD had administered a total of €515
364 in IAU grant funds.
The mission of the OAD is to help further the use of astronomy
Its practitioners
Skills and infrastructures
As a tool for development in every country by mobilizing the human and financial resources necessary in order to realize the field’s scientific
Technological and cultural benefits to society.
The Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) is a joint project of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) with the support of the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
The OAD is a joint project of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) with the support of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI).
The IAU is the worldwide organisation of professional astronomers regardless of borders.
The OAD represents a major financial and philosophical commitment of the IAU to ensure that astronomy will have a truly global impact on society.
As of 2021 the OAD has supported over 200 projects in over 100 countries across the world
and established 11 regional and language offices.
The Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) is a joint project of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) with the support of the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
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Oad or OAD may refer to:
