This poster which has been commissioned
by the National Committee for the Celebration
of IYA2009 at its first session back in June 2008, was conceived
and realized by Sirius. It received input in the late stage from various
members of the National Committee and was generously printed by the
CRAAG. It was widely distributed across Algeria and in particular
at educationnal institutions. We could see it used at various astronomy
celebrations all over Algeria like at Béjaia, Algiers,and even at
far away places like Tunis, Shanghai, Khartoum...
The artist working, closely with the Sirius president, was no other
than Chamseddine MOUATSI, the ever active Sirius member who has throughout
the years conceived the various Sirius posters and printed material.
Evolution
of the National Poster
...in
Few Steps |
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Reading
the Poster
It embodies the IYA-2009 symbolism as well as national features and
emblems, most notably the Algerian flag and in the middle the Moudjahid's
Monument (Maqam Echahid) rising like a rocket at El Madania on a surelevated
hill at Algiers, thus in central Algeria. If you look closely at it,
you will see represented from right to left all the various cities
and regions of Algeria running West to East. In addition, the foreground
represents the Sahara, Algeria's strategic depth for which the Algerian
War of Liberation lingered longer because of the French insistence
of keeping it to itself while willing to grant the independance to
the North. Other element worth mentionning is the special importance
given to the Ghardaia's main minaret a distintive element of the M'zab
region which suffered few months earlier from devastating inundations
with heavy loss of lives. In addition, various historical Mosques,
ancient Roman cities and the Cathedral of Annaba were included.
The sky merges smoothly with the background and represent various
astronomical objects like planetary nebula galaxies, bright stars,
star clusters, comets... The central extended diffuse reddish object
is meant to be the Milky Way.
Getting it
Ready
It had to be ready for the opening of the Intl Year of Astronomy grand
opening at Paris in the 14th opf January so we had in early January
to rush it to the printer.
An
Ubiquituous Poster
Starting from Paris to the
various parts of Algeria, to Tunis, to Shanghai...
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Here at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris held by both N.Seghouani,
the Algerian Spoc, and N.Guessoum (At left) from the American
University at Sharjah.
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The Sirius panels with the national poster on were were conspicuously
displayed in the UNESCO meeting hall next to the main conference
room. |
At the "Béjaia Salon d'Astronomie"
in May 2009. Lecturing is Prof. Mebarki from Mentouri University.
At his right is Prof.Bouda and at his left are respectively
P.Morel president of the SAF and Prof. Aissani Director of the
GEHIMAB laboratory. |
A young scout holding the poster at Djamaa in the heart of the
Sahara. |
Here projected at the main auditorium during the lecture of
N.Guessoum. |
And here in double display in the same auditoriurm during the
ceremony honoring Chamseddine himself (The young fellow sitting
aside). |
At a one of the training sessions of a special
IYA 2009 workshop organized by Sirius for physics High School
teachers at Massinssa, El-Khroub. |
And here in Western Algeria, on the background panel behind
the Najm Ethakeb club members from Mostaganem. |
Displaying it in the desert near Djemaa. |
It has a prominent place on the poster of the Third Workshop
on Astronomy & Astrophysics held at Algiers. |
 Here
in the background, at the Astronomy Seminar organized by the
Jeunes Sciences Association at Djerba in Tunisia. Click on the
picture for a better view. |
Three national IYA09 posters appear on the back
of the conference room. Can you sight them? |
Here at a training workshop for High School physics teachers
at Constantine. |
Here displayed at the headquarters of the Angham el-Hayat association
at Guerrara in the Ghardaia Wilaya in the South. |
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