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Nov 08
2016
Astronomical Rangoli on Diwali
The Rangoli is an art work. The Diwali is the biggest festival in india. People make Rangoli with flowers, grains, sand colors etc during this festival. Sand color Rangolis are mostly created in compound of almost every home in Gujarat during Diwali. I created the Solar System Rangoli at my classes - Polaris Classes on Diwali 2016. The objective of making astronomical rangoli was to ingegrate festival celebrations to science popularization. The people observed the Solar System in Rangoli and we discussed about Solar System planets, Great Red Spot of Jupiter, Saturn Rings, Planet sizes etc. I kept this rangoli... Read More...
Nov 03
2016
Astroarchaeology in Tehran
on the occasion of the international space week, Barsavosh astronomical group invited one of the managers of Persian division, Mohammad Reza Shahjahan for lecturing about astroarchaeology. this event was held in Eshragh cultural center of Tehran and it was open and free for all, Mohammad Reza lectured about the relations between astronomy and architecture, astronomy and mythology and Tbolts topics. see more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7EAlTcZFwY Read More...
Oct 31
2016
Astro Party Varshets 2016
During 2016 October 28-29 in Varshets, Bulgaria (Ivan Vazov Secondary School) was organized National Astro Party. The speakers were astronomers from the University of Shumen and the University of Sofia, science teachers etc. Read More...
Oct 25
2016
WSW 6 October 2016
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Yumna Majeed
Yumna MajeedParticipants = 28 -30 Age = 11-12 years ( Grade 5,All females ) Topic = Our Planets ,Rocket Model Making Description: I told them the history of Rocket, planets, and asteroids with the help of Solar System model that I made.Then some material was distributed to make a rocket model ,plastic bottles,some chart papers and tape. We were unable to do discussion due to the shortage of time but some of them asked interesting questions like " Do the asteroids hit Earth ? '' Who can go to Space? " " Is it the Air Force who go to Space... Read More...
Oct 25
2016
WSW 5 October 2016
by Yumna Majeed
Yumna MajeedParticipants : 50 - 55 Age : 11-14 years Location : Jinnah High School, AIMC Colony. Topic = Introduction to Our Solar System and Remote Sensing Representing : The Planetary Society-Pakistan,Universe Awareness,Astronomy Without Borders and IFAS Science Club ( club that I started at my medical college ) Description : From Sun to Pluto,I told them planet's size,atmosphere,distance, origin of their name, chances of life on any other planet, probes sent to different planets. Then we discussed Elon Musk's Mission Mars .It was an amazing experience,students were so active and receptive.When I told them about Apollo Mission,about Niel and Buzz,... Read More...
Oct 25
2016
WSW 4 October 2016
by Yumna Majeed
Yumna MajeedTopic : Our Solar System and Celestial objects Description: It was my ever first Astronomy presentation to 50 to 55 girls at UNIQUE HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS . Correcting myths about solar system gave students an entirely new way to think about planets.I was very happy to see their face expressions and curiosity, I have no words to explain this experience. Starting from Sun I told them about Plasma prominence,sunspots, hottest and coldest planet,distance,size, and atmosphere of each planet, the origin of their names,space crafts sent to each planet,duration of days and years on different planets.Then I told them about... Read More...
Oct 23
2016
SPECTACULAR MOONPANORAMA & 3D MOON IMAGES
Yesterday in Linz at AEC (Ars Electronica Center), ROLF HEMPEL , the Head of DLR's Simulation and Software Technology, presented, during the deep Space Astronomy Weekend, his breathtaking results using his great software "MoonPanoramaMaker". People who are interested in this stuff can find a discussion of this software on the U.S. astronomy forum "Cloudy Nights" see: HERE (starting with the post#20 on April 26, 2016). The software "MoonPanoramaMaker" and a handbook is provided: HERE Breathtaking views on the big video wall using the 8K equipment of AEC Rolf Hempel introduced by Andreas Bauer (Head of Ars Electronica Center) The high... Read More...
Oct 20
2016
Fireball over Espirito Santo - Brazil
A bright fireball over Espirito Santo, Brazil on oct,20. See video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv5EbANyz6g Read More...
Oct 18
2016
Happy Diwali 2016
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Happy Diwali
Happy DiwaliDiwali, the "festival of lights", is a South Asian festival in Nepal (as Tihar) and India (as Deepawali) celebrated in autumn Diwali 2016 (northern hemisphere) or spring (southern hemisphere) every year. It is an official holiday in Fiji, Guyana, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Suriname and Diwali Wishes Trinidad and Tobago. The festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair and is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains. Its Diwali Poems celebration includes millions of lights shining on housetops, outside doors and windows, around temples... Read More...
Oct 13
2016
AWB SERBIA - PARTICIPATION ON WORLD SPACE WEEK
During the World Space Week, participants submited their space related works in form of a drawing, picture, poetry, story or article. All the submissions was released in form of an e-book by the AWB national coordinator, which is now available for download. E-book has 84 pages, and can be downloaded here, as pdf (22,0 MB): https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B802pnGB-Cx3dkZ6djBETGxHdXc Read More...
Oct 05
2016
ASE2016 - XXIX Planetary Congress - Community Day in AUSTRIA
The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) brought together astronauts and cosmonauts from 37 nations here in Austria. HERE an overview about the participating astronauts, cosmonauts and taikonauts. Today many big public events during the ASE-Community-Day took place all over Austria. These events are organized by OEWF (Austrian Space Forum). A major focus is on inspiring the next generation of explorers in STEM subjects. In particular, school visits and the interaction with young professionals –which were carefully prepared by preceding projects- are a central element of the ASE 2016. Traditionally, space exploration also offers a leverage for gender topics and is... Read More...
Sep 25
2016
Astronomical Night in Caguas, Puerto Rico - Sept 24, 2016
The Cipriano Manrique's First Grade school students enjoyed an astronomical observation in Urb. Borinquen Valley of Caguas, Puerto Rico on Saturday night September 24, 2016 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. These small astronomy enthusiasts were able to observe and contemplate the rings of the planet Saturn and its moon Titan seen of telescope by amateur Astrophotographer and communicator in astronomy Fernando Roquel Torres while Professor Erica Correa Felix explained the students about meteorites that took for activity. Many parents marveled as the king of the rings could be seen through the telescope as the planet was identified in the... Read More...
Sep 20
2016
Brand New Star Walk Website
The Grossmugl Star Walk is an astronomical edutainment trail near a small village in Austria, Europe. The "Sternenweg Grossmugl", as it is called in Austria, is a self-guided tour encouraging astronomical observations with the unaided eye. Nine displays along the trail explain general astronomical topics in an easy-to-read way. On a 90 minutes' walk, visitors learn how to spot star colors, artificial satellites, the Milky Way and other objects in the night sky. The 1.5-km-long tour is free of charge, open all year round day and night and available without booking or reservation. Since the opening in 2014, nature lovers,... Read More...
Sep 16
2016
AWB SERBIA - ASTRONOMY QUIZ ON 15. SEPTEMBER 2016
Every 15th of each month, except in April, the Serbian AWB organize a small quiz with 10 questions with different astronomy themes. This was the sixth Quiz, this time with the theme: "Constallations". We had 42 participants. Each participant gets an e-book on astronomy as a gift. Read More...
Sep 14
2016
Schools Astronomy Talks + Solar Outreachs in Nicaragua
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ASAFILE
ASAFILEDuring 2016, Amateurs Astronomer of León, Nicaragua, have been visiting local schools in order to promote astronomy through talks and solar outreaches. These visits have been coordinated with the Department of Natural Sciences of local University, UNAN-León. Besides, we donate to schools solar filter glasses to use them in their science classes and encourage to students and teachers to be more involved with astronomy issues, until this date we have visited 12 schools in our city: León. Emilio Zuniga ASAFILE Read More...
Sep 13
2016
Calima Sunset
Some sunsets on the Canary Islands are eerily subdued. They look as if the sun were hiding behind a thin veil of gauze. This situation is known by the designation Calima, its Spanish name, which has crossed the language barriers as the weather condition crosses the borders of countries and sometimes even continents. What causes this meteorological phenomenon? The Calima emanates from the endless dunes of the Sahara desert, where storms of enormous proportions lift tiny particles of sand into high layers of the atmosphere. The Sirocco wind then carries these fine dust grains over the western Maghreb countries and... Read More...
Sep 13
2016
Journey to M42 - Orion Nebula and The Trapezium
Come with me to an interesting journey to the Great Orion Nebula in Orion Constellation and the depths of the cluster of stars called the Trapezium. September 11, 2016 To the journey, press Here Read More...
Sep 06
2016
Journey to Comet 67P/Churymov-Gerasimenko
The Rosetta spacecraft found Philae on September 2, 2016 on comet Churymov Gerasimenko. This motivates us to make a trip to the comet! For the space trip, click here: Journey to 67P/Churymov-Gerasimenko Read More...
Sep 04
2016
AWB SERBIA - CELEBRATED SUN ECLIPSE 1. SEPTEMBER 2016.
Astronomers Without Borders - Serbia celebrated day of the sun eclipse with drawings of its members. We had good participation - adults, and children from many countries, with lots of drawings. Here are some of them: Read More...
Sep 03
2016
OLYMPOS SKY AND SCIENCE FESTIVAL – ANTALYA 2016
12-13-14 August 2016 As many astronomy societies did, we, Hacettepe Astronomy Society, have attended the festival held in Olimpos/Antalya with the collaboration of Kozmik Anafor, Bilimfili and Evrim Agacı. This special festival has hosted many people from different cities. On the first day of the festival, we gave a course about astrophotography, both theoretical and practical at the workshops. Also, in the same day we have made, with participants, solar observation. Later that night, we observed the passing of ISS, which was an event. We also watched a film named ‘'Contact'', a film adaption of Carl Sagan's book. On the... Read More...
Aug 31
2016
Journey to Próxima b
Come with me to travel to an interesting and popular place among all amateur and professional astronomy community . This is Próxima b . Similar to ours in the star closest planet to the Sun called Proxima Centauri 4.2 light years away To travel with me to Próxima b, click below. http://astrofotografiayciencia.blogspot.com/2016/08/viaje-proxima-b.html Read More...
Aug 29
2016
Finishing the project of astronomy broadcast.
We have finished with success the project " Astronomie en Equilibre " on June 26, 2016. We have had the last radio emission show about basic astronomy for Haitians. The last topic discussed was the Big Bang theory, explaining the most accepted guess of the origin of the Universe. We had had a total of 26 show episodes made, each Thursday at 6hPM, made principally by Dr Rulx Narcisse (the founder and actual President of the Haitian Astronomical Society) and sometime present at the show was MarcRony Deroses, a young enthusiast about astronomy. We have made some special celebrations in... Read More...
Aug 28
2016
Global Astronomy Month 2016 at Şcoala Gimnazială "Ion Ţuculescu" Craiova, Romania
On April 22, 2016 several activities were held in the Şcoala Gimnazială "Ion Ţuculescu" Craiova, Romania. The 6th grade students have built few spectroscopes. They also determined the height of school using lengths of shadows. These activities were carried out by Professor Anamaria Golumbeanu. Read More...
Aug 24
2016
AstroCamp & Hiking Trip - Prizren 2016
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Suhel Ahmeti
Suhel Ahmeti20 - 21 August 2016 Attached you will find some photos of the last camp organized in the collaborating with Exploring (Hiking Trips). We had a chance to represent AWB and use the ONE SKY telescopes during our camp. A super night by observing celestial bodies with telescopes and the next day a top super walking at Skarpa 2474 meters altitude. On the night of August 20 the second edition of the festival of astronomy AstroFest was held but this time in the form of astronomy camp. The camp was organized in cooperation with the mountaineering club Exploring and in... Read More...
Aug 19
2016
Nights of the Shooting stars 2016 ! A fabulous year !
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Raoul Lannoy
Raoul LannoyHi, From august 6th till august 15th, I went to 7 different events at 6 different locations. First, in a mediaval castle (Le chateau de Moha in the Liege province...About 50 people (families) with lots of children); Great time.. Then at our vewing site at Ramillies..A young couple with 2 children arrived there too..We saw the Milky Way. Then a rapid succession of events: the Royal Observatory of Belgium at Uccle (about 600 persons and only 10 telescopes so lots of queuing and lots of planets, stars, the Moon and ISS. The Eurospace Center at Redu under rain but lots... Read More...
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