1. Tenpla Project how we can enjoy Astronomy with people? Naohiro Takanashi (University of Tokyo) 15/July/2007 GHOU Japan

2. Naohiro Takanashi / graduate student - light curve of type Ia SN - SCP, SDSS-II SN Survey leader of the Tenpla project SDSS-II SN SurveySCP meeting @ LBNL

3. W hat is tenpla? Tenmongaku to Planetarium (Astronomy and Planetarium) started from 2003 by M. Hiramatsu and N. Takanashi member: students, researchers, educators, designers… Tenpla is a group activities open to any people Tenpla is independent from any organization Tenpla : project of popularizing Astronomy

4. P urpose Enjoy Astronomy with people! happy * happy * happy law (© Shibata)

5. P olicy 1. Collaborate with members 2. Suggest unique ideas 3. Execute the ideas 4. Enjoy the activities Be cool. Be funny.

6. 1. Communication between members 2. Communication with people 3. Communication with other outreach groups A ctivities Tenpla people Other group

7. online communication mailing list (over 200 participants) offline communication tours to museums / planetariums C ommunication between members

8. Astronomy Lectures / Star gazing parties museum, planetarium, school… Science Café local cafeteria, bookstore, museum, airport! C ommunication with People

9. A stronomical Toilet Paper printed a life of star sold in museum shops (\250 per 1 roll) shipped over 25,000 rolls Science, vol.311, 1355p

10. A stro KARUTA Ophiuchus Taurus Orion Chameleon KARUTA : Japanese traditional card game

11. Large Scale Structure Sensu U chuu zu

12. Over 300,000 access for 2 years!! free online flash typing game with Astronomy terms and images S ora U chi

13. A stronomy goodies

14. Large Scale Structure Sensu Telescope bookmark A stronomy goodies

15. student ASJ Museum Planetarium educator Local community IAU C ommunication with other goups

16. W orkshops Science Goods Workshop unique science goods Physics, Biology, Geoscience 26 / Nov. / 2006

17. There are many people who have a barrier to touch Astronomy!! lecture star party goodies 20032004 200 Science cafe 200 E volution of the Tenpla 2007 ex.) hospital patient kids, children in the lower grades of elementary school, mothers who have infant, disabled people, and so on

18. Satisfactory Todays talk Reasonable line Frontier!! Time and Money for Science F uture works