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SUMMARY:A talk with Astronaut Dorin Prunariu
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to invite you to an upcoming talk at Kingston Museum with Astronaut Dorin Prunariu to celebrate International Moon Day. Prunariu will be joining us virtually to discuss “Humanity’s Return to the Moon” with an opportunity for the audience to participate in a questions and answers session afterwards. Whilst this is a free event\, space is limited so make sure to reserve a place. \nLocation: Kingston Museum\nDate: 17th September\nTime: 6:30PM-7:15PM\nAdmission: FREE \nDorin Prunariu: https://internationalmoonday.org/team/dumitru-dorin-prunariu/  \nFewer than 800 people in history have been to space. Dorin Prunariu is one of them. \nIn 1981\, Prunariu set off aboard Soyuz 40\, spending eight days aboard the Salyut 6 space station\, the kind of experience almost nobody on Earth can speak of firsthand. \nSince his flight\, Prunariu has gone on to help shape how the world thinks about space. He is Chair of the UN’s Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space\, President of the Association of Space Explorers\, and now Co-Chair of International Moon Day.
URL:https://internationalmoonday.org/event/a-talk-with-astronaut-dorin-prunariu/
LOCATION:Kingston Museum\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:In Person
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ORGANIZER;CN="Phoenix Comms":MAILTO:rhickling@phoenix-comms.co.uk
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SUMMARY:Moon Village Center Bulgaria - Inauguration
DESCRIPTION:On 18 September\, we’re opening the doors of Moon Village Center Bulgaria — the first Moon Village Association center in Europe\, and the second in the world.Join us in Plovdiv as part of European Researchers’ Night 2026:🌕 13:00–13:30 — Official Opening of Moon Village Center Bulgaria📖 13:30–14:00 — Book presentation: In the Embrace of Chronos: Stories of Timelessness. Tales from the Watchmakers of the South Central Region🧒 14:00–16:00 — Children’s workshop: The Moon — First Mother of Time⏱️ 14:00–16:00 — Creative workshop with a master watchmaker: Winding Up TimeAcross the day\, we’ll explore two threads of the same story in parallel: the living heritage of watchmaking craft in South Central Bulgaria\, and the Moon itself as humanity’s oldest timekeeper — the primordial mother of time\, whose cycles shaped calendars\, ritual and craft long before the first mechanical clock was built.Moon Village Center Bulgaria is an interdisciplinary hub for space culture\, governance and scientific outreach — connecting lunar exploration with Earth’s own traditions of timekeeping\, craft and myth.An initiative of Center for Projects Plovdiv\, part of the Moon Village Association network.📍 CPSBB\, Trakia District\, 14 Sv. Knyaz Boris I – Pokrastitel Blvd\, Plovdiv🕐 13:00–16:00 · Free admission🔗 moonvillagebulgaria.eu
URL:https://internationalmoonday.org/event/moon-village-center-bulgaria-inauguration/
LOCATION:Association Center for Projects Plovdiv\, 2 Alexander Pushkin St.\, Plovdiv\, 4000\, Bulgaria
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SUMMARY:9° Encontro de Astronomia e Astronáutica de Cabo Frio
DESCRIPTION:🌌 9º Encontro de Astronomia e Astronáutica de Cabo Frio 🚀 \nPrepare-se para uma viagem pelos mistérios do Universo! \nNos dias 18 e 19 de setembro de 2026\, Cabo Frio será palco de mais uma grande celebração da ciência\, com palestras\, atividades educativas\, exposições\, observações astronômicas e muita informação sobre astronomia e exploração espacial. \nO evento é gratuito e aberto ao público\, reunindo estudantes\, professores\, apaixonados pelo céu e todos que desejam conhecer mais sobre o Universo. \n📍 Local: Terminal de Ônibus de Turismo\, em frente ao Dormitório das Garças – Cabo Frio/RJ Brasil  \nVenha participar dessa jornada pelas estrelas e descobrir que o Universo está mais perto do que imaginamos! \n✨ 9º Encontro de Astronomia e Astronáutica de Cabo Frio — olhando para o céu\, construindo conhecimento.
URL:https://internationalmoonday.org/event/9-encontro-de-astronomia-e-astronautica-de-cabo-frio/
LOCATION:Terminal de Ônibus de Turismo\, Cabo Frio\, Brazil\, Av. Wilson Mendes\, 900 - Jacaré\, Cabo Frio\, RJ\, 28922-000\, Brazil
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:DexLab Moon Day: Observing the Moon with Robotic Telescopes
DESCRIPTION:DexLab is an international student-led science organisation whose members work online across eight scientific squads in physics\, chemistry\, biology\, mathematics\, programming\, astronomy\, debate and science communication.\nTo mark International Moon Day 2026\, DexLab is hosting an online session in two parts:\nLunar science lecture — an introductory talk in Arabic and English on the Moon’s geology\, the physics of the lunar surface environment\, and the science goals of current and planned lunar missions.\nLive robotic observation — students operate a robotic telescope to image the Moon\, then process and analyse their own data\, learning how raw observations become scientific measurements.\nThe session is free\, fully online and open to students from any country. It is designed for participants with no prior background in astronomy\, and reflects DexLab’s aim of making space science accessible to students in regions with limited access to observational facilities.
URL:https://internationalmoonday.org/event/dexlab-moon-day-observing-the-moon-with-robotic-telescopes/
LOCATION:syrian community virtual school\, Syria _ Damascus _ jaramana\, Damascus\, Damascus\, 0000
CATEGORIES:Online
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SUMMARY:Run a Lunar Mission Together: An Open-Source Hands-On Session at IAC 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join the LunCo team for a hands-on lunar surface operations session held alongside the 77th International Astronautical Congress. Participants take on roles in a cooperative mission near Shackleton crater — driving rovers\, managing power and communications\, coordinating with a lander — inside a single shared scene running live on the laptops in the room. \nThe software is LunCoSim\, an open-source (Apache-2.0) simulation environment for space mission engineering. It is free to download\, runs on an ordinary laptop\, and needs no account or licence — so everyone who takes part can keep using it afterwards\, at their university\, in their research group\, or on their own. \nProgramme (90 minutes): \nA short introduction to the simulator — 10 minutes\nThe group mission: cooperative lunar surface operations\, roles assigned on the spot — 45 minutes\nOpen debrief: what worked\, what didn’t\, and what open lunar tooling still needs — 15 minutes \nNo prior experience with LunCoSim\, or with simulation software in general\, is required. Students\, researchers\, engineers\, architects and educators are all welcome. Bring a laptop if you have one.. \nFree to attend. Registration and updates via the event link. \nThis session is organised independently by LunCo and is not part of the official IAC programme. The exact venue  in Belek is confirmed one week in advance and shared with everyone who has registered.
URL:https://internationalmoonday.org/event/run-a-lunar-mission-together-an-open-source-hands-on-session-at-iac-2026/
LOCATION:Belek\, Turkey\, Turkey
CATEGORIES:In Person
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SUMMARY:One moon\, multiple visions
DESCRIPTION:One Moon – Multiple Visions is an international poster design exhibition bringing together designers from around 50 countries to celebrate International Moon Day through the universal language of visual communication. \nThe exhibition explores how one shared celestial body—the Moon—can inspire diverse artistic\, cultural\, and conceptual interpretations. Through contemporary poster design\, participating artists and designers present their unique visions of the Moon\, reflecting different perspectives\, cultures\, and creative approaches while sharing a common connection to humanity’s fascination with space. \nOrganized by Global Innovation Hub\, the exhibition creates a global visual dialogue that connects designers across borders and celebrates creativity\, cultural diversity\, and our shared relationship with the Moon. \nExhibition Dates: 15–22 October 2026\nLocation: Cairo\, Egypt\nOccasion: International Moon Day 2026 \nOfficial International Strategic Partner: Moon Village Association
URL:https://internationalmoonday.org/event/one-moon-multiple-visions/
LOCATION:Cairo\, Egypt\, Egypt
CATEGORIES:Hybrid
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20261020T170000
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SUMMARY:Mater Temporis: Lunar Manifestations of Terrestrial Art
DESCRIPTION:Mater Temporis: Lunar Manifestations of Terrestrial Art is an international online panel organised by Moon Village Centre Bulgaria. \nThe panel advances a central proposition: that the Moon is humanity’s primordial temporal regulator\, the origin of the calendar\, and the organiser of sacred time across civilisations. The drive to return to the Moon is not purely technological. Lunar art is the most honest expression of why humanity wants to go back. \nThe discussion moves across three registers: the deep cultural and mythological roots of lunar symbolism; the role of contemporary space art in articulating what exploration means beyond technical achievement; and the materialisation of this arc in artworks that have physically left Earth and entered orbit. \nConfirmed panelists:\nLuis Bernardo Guzmán\, Radix Lucis Studio (UK)\nChristopher Cokinos\, Moon Village Association (USA)\nRemo Rapetti\, Moon Village Association (Italy)\nAnna Sitnikova\, Moon Gallery Foundation (Netherlands)\nAnnick Bureaud\, Art critic and curator (France)\nMarcus Neustetter\, Artist and Space Art Practitioner (South Africa) \nModerated by Dr. Ivelina Kadiri\, Moon Village Centre Bulgaria
URL:https://internationalmoonday.org/event/mater-temporis-lunar-manifestations-of-terrestrial-art/
LOCATION:United Kingdom – Online\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Online
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