The Internet provides an incredible platform for astronomers and astrophysical research. .Astronomy (pronounced 'dot-astronomy') aims to bring together an international community of astronomy researchers, developers, educators and communicators to showcase and build upon these many web-based projects, from outreach and education to research tools and data analysis. Read more
Together we have gone on to organise three further, awesome events. Following Cardiff (Sep 2008) we had .Astronomy 2 in Leiden (Dec 2009) and 3 in Oxford (Apr 2011). In two weeks I'll be attending .Astronomy 4 in Heidelberg. It's being held in the newly built Haus der Astronomie, which is shaped like a spiral galaxy and looks gorgeous Read more