* Astronomy

Tens of thousands of people across Britain should get their first view of the Moon through a telescope during next week's 'Spring Moonwatch', which runs from 28th March to 5th April. Together with the Autumn and Schools Moonwatch weeks (which will take place in October and November), it is a key event in the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA 2009) that celebrates the 400 years of astronomy since Galileo first used a telescope to look at the night sky.

Source RAS