For Release: April 2, 2009 WASHINGTON-- A collection of NASA
missions will be involved in a live event April 3 that will
allow the public to get an inside look at how these missions are
run. "Around the World in 80 Telescopes" is a 24- hour webcast
that is part of the "100 Hours of Astronomy" event for the
International Year of Astronomy 2009. During the webcast,
viewers will be able to visit some of the most advanced
telescopes on and off the planet. For NASA's space-based
missions, the webcast will be broadcast from control centers
throughout the United States. To view the webcast, visit: As
part of the webcast, each mission will release a never-before-
seen image from the telescope or observatory. The new images can
be found on the websites listed below. Please note these times
correspond to the beginning of each mission's segment on the
live webcast and when each new image will be available. The NASA
missions participating in the Webcast, in chronological order,
are (times EDT, April 3): Hubble Space Teles