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YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS:On the Day of Astronomy and 101st anniversary of astrophysicist Viktor Hambardzumyan for already the second `time` star watching-discussion will be held in Cascade. The head of the initiating group, official of the National Academy of Sciences Ruben Buniatyan told Armenpress that 4-5 amateur telescopes have been brought from different places of Armenia with which the public will enjoy the night sky. On September 18, 2008 member of the initiating group Gagik Melikyan organized a signature gathering for declaring that day a Day of Astronomy on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Victor Hambardzumyan. More than 700 signatures were sent to the president’s staff and a decision was made to declare September 18 Day of Astronomy in Armenia.