Asteroid Day 2025 in Bucharest
By Andrei Dorian Gheorghe
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On June 27, 2025, the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy (AIRA) organized the most important and beautiful open astronomical event in the Romanian Capital, Asteroid Day - Open Doors Day, in its national astronomical park, where groups of interested visitors were invited to participate in guided tours of the institution's historical halls, attend specialized presentations and solar observations, and admire the exhibitions of AIRA posters and paintings by students of Nicolae Tonitza High School, while the children participated in workshops offered by the Space Club, sustained by the Ministry of Armed Forces.
The Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy (SARM) was represented by me (I gave two micro-recitals of astropoetry) and Alex Vizitiu, who created a mini-exhibition of works by SARM and Astromix Publishing House.
I end this story with two astro-haikus and five images (three with activities from the event, one with the SARM & Astromix mini-exhibition and one with the AIRA director, Dr. Mirel Birlan).
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Asteroid Day -
a small body as a great guide
through the Universe
(Andrei Dorian Gheorghe)
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Asteroid Day -
past extinctions speak again
science reads the signs
(Alex Vizitiu)
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