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The Royal Jordanian Geographical Center and the Regional Center for Space Science and Technology Education for West Asia organized a celebration of the World Space Week in cooperation with the Regional Bureau for Astronomy Development in the Arab States, the Arab Union for Space and Astronomy Sciences and the Jordanian Astronomical Society.
The Director General of the Regional Center for Space Science, Brigadier General Dr. Eng. Awni Al-Khasawneh, said that this activity is part of the celebration of the World Space Week, which falls within the framework of the United Nations General Assembly.
Al-Khasawneh, who is also secretary-general of the Arab Union for Space and Astronomy, said this year’s celebration focused on the importance of “the role of space in uniting the world”, inspired by the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space .
He pointed out that Jordan has witnessed a great development and a qualitative leap in the field of space science and astronomy, especially in light of the readiness of the permanent headquarters of the building of the Regional Center for Space Science and Technology Education for West Asia in Amman, which is the first at the local level and the fifth worldwide.
He pointed out that Jordan is celebrating this year for the third year in a row, World Space Week, through the organization of lectures and scientific seminars in the geographical center and the Jordanian Astronomical Society and in some schools, in addition to an exhibition of astronomical images and night observation.
On the sidelines of the celebration, an astronomical exhibition was held that included pictures of various celestial bodies captured using the telescope and a special camera by a member of the Jordanian Astronomical Society Abdulhadi Abdul Hadi.
The member of the Jordanian Astronomical Society, Dr. Hanna Sabat, gave a general astronomy lecture entitled “Tour of the Universe” on the International Space Week and on the devices used in astronomical observations.
The event was attended by researchers and academics with specializations in space and astronomy, a group of school students and astronomy enthusiasts.
In 1999, the United Nations announced the World Space Week, which runs from 4 to 10 October, to remind the world to launch the first Sputnik 1 satellite and the importance of the birth of space and space technology to humanity.
The activity has seen the observation of celestial objects and astrological phenomena directly using the naked eye and the telescope.
