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We thank the Secretary of Culture of the State of Goias and the superintendence of the Centro Cultural Oscar Niemayer for hosting and for helping us promote Cultural Astronomy in the State of Goiás. This Report is for the world to know about the actions made in Goiás by the IGTAC Institute Gunstar Team of Cultural Astronomy during the Astronomy Festival of the State of Goias the Glitter 2019, a world of Adventures. These photos were dubbed the Oscar of Dreamers showing the exotic and beautiful sunset in the winter of our beloved State. Agradecemos a secretaria de cultura do... Read More...
In Goiania the solar eclipse reaches 31% at sunset in its maximum length. In an afternoon of Astronomy and Friendship celebrating the opening of the Astronomy Festival of the State of Goias the Festival of Shine our organization took adapted binoculars with Astronomical sunscreen, telescopes and sunglasses. The adapted binoculars favored the observation of the Eclipse in a pleasant and comfortable way besides the magnification of the sun in 20x50. About 50 people observed with us during the partial eclipse of the Sun, highlighting a large number of children who simply were stuck with the phenomenon. Links of records :... Read More...
In Goiania the solar eclipse reaches 31% at sunset in its maximum length. In an afternoon of Astronomy and Friendship celebrating the opening of the Astronomy Festival of the State of Goias the Festival of Shine our organization took adapted binoculars with Astronomical sunscreen, telescopes and sunglasses. The adapted binoculars favored the observation of the Eclipse in a pleasant and comfortable way besides the magnification of the sun in 20x50. About 50 people observed with us during the partial eclipse of the Sun, highlighting a large number of children who simply were stuck with the phenomenon. Links of records :... Read More...
Begins July 2 the sixth edition of the Astronomy Festival of the State of Goiás, the Glitter Festival, (Glitter Festival A world of Adventures). Festival that celebrates the arrival of winter, the dry season, represented in the cultures of its peoples as life and death. The 2 seasons feature different from what they are in the U.S. and most countries to the north with their 4 seasons well defined. Here are the 2 features '' the rains and the drought ''. During the rains it is hot and stuffy all the time, and during the Drought the day is hot... Read More...
AWB BRAZIL IS ON: https://www.facebook.com/AWBBrazil/ The Astronomer without boards page is linked on facebook. We will soon update youtube channels and instagram as well. In the Gunstar Team we will initially manage the page by adding all the representatives of small clubs and entities that participate or feel like participating. What motivated us to take this initiative was that Gunstar received from Astronomers without frontiers, guidance and organization to promote events of international engagement a kind of training, a vote of confidence, contrary to what we have for national entities that are most concerned about the bureaucracy, and what Gunstar... Read More...
Message from essays to you was a success. Approximately 45 students, among CCBEU alumni, our partner where Global Star Party was held this year 2019, the Abdom school in senador canedo through the efforts of our cell and tamben enthusiasts of the club participated with essays Among the elements most present in the messages were possible messages of friendship and cordiality reigned in the submissive simple questions such as: food, tradition, star gazing were highlights besides the great use of the word ET Extra terrestrial, with these tests and their results we will start a program of help for the... Read More...
First Event opening the works of our cell in Hidrolandia was a success taking advantage of the legendary global month of Astronomy 2019 spirits from Apollo to Gunstar and its cells in the interirores in celebration to the GAM took their guides and equipment by the beautiful duty of approaching the people of Astronomy and of Space. Oficial Video Shot : https://www.facebook.com/GunstarHidrolandia/videos/519549118577225/ Read More...
Gunstar team of Senador Canedo, Sede, and old Goias together for several points of the beautiful Goias Velho, registering the sky and its points of Low light pollution . Training to operate the telescope, besides searching for educational partnerships with the military college and others. Also made films in time elapsed of the sky and adventures of the group Alpha of the Expedition. Besides inaugurating the first program of the Gunstar team from old Goias to Santa Barbara Astronomica a monthly meeting of observation of the Moon that was born during the Legendary edition of GAM Skys Of Villa Boa... Read More...
Colegio Razão in the figure of professor Daniel Vinhal together with the largest and most traditional Astronomical Organization of the State of Goias, the Gunstar Team institute stayed for a week waiting for the weather to allow us a daytime observation. Friday 26/04 of our beloved global month of Astronomy elementary and middle school students observed the sun with sunglasses donated and acquired by Gunstar as well as telescope for observations of the Moon. Professor Daniel Vinhal is a distinguished educator we can call him an educational activist a passionate person who is always innovating and seeking positive results. In... Read More...
The largest and most traditional club in the state of Goias and one of the most vibrant and dynamic institutions of Latin America, the Gunstar Team Institute with its Partner Sesc Social Service of Commerce launched the 2019 edition of Sunday in Goias. Hundreds watched the sun through the telescope of our organization as well as lecture to those interested. Sanddro Libb Vice President of our beloved organization spoke about the evolution starring in a brilliant and poetic way to a small group of enthusiasts. Dione Rezende, the Founder of the partnership classified the event as revolutionary because the sesc... Read More...
Well Done team . Night of Observation of the moon in the fair of the sun in goiania, despite the low movement more than 50 people observed for the first time in telescope the moon. Another dynamic event Gunstar go Gam 2019 celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Global Astronomy Month and the 50th anniversary of the apollo missions. Read More...
Our traditional lunar meeting on the Além hill was a success. celebrating 50 years of the missions apollo look at moon spends even feelings of this great adventures of mankind. looking at her there and through the powerful telescopes of Gunstar's many joy possitive energies and conversations in more than 2 hours of observation. Read More...
With the apparent end of the rainy climate the skies of Brazil returns with its splendorous form and its color of indigo. Taking advantage of the Moon we made our first edition of the Gunstar go Gam 2019 events whose gunstar takes their equipment and guides without warning to the great public with the traveling telescope the largest project of dissemination of the Astronomy of the State of Goias. Let's together gunstar in the global month of Astronomy spirit of Apollo celebrating 10 years of the GAM and 50 Years of the lunar missions. market of Jacaré Goiania. Oficial Video... Read More...
a memorable night of Astronomy culture and faith marked the Wednesday night in the good village (old goias). Thousands of tourists and natives have gathered in the square of the bandstand for the great festival that stages the last parts of the history of Jesus his persecution and death. The moon was one of the biggest attractions and we Gunstar counted more than 3,500 people who observed the moon for the first time. For us we had long session with astronomical disclosure and once again tightening ties with our old Goias cell administered by our dear compatriot jaqueline jubé. Special... Read More...
On April 13th , CCBEU - Goiania in partnership with Astronomers Without Borders and GunStar Astronomy Observation Team, hosted The Global Star Party Steps, 8th edition. An event in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Mission, which provided unforgettable experiences to the participants, as well as illuminating lectures on the Apollo 11 Mission and The Astronomy in Planet Krypton, by professors Sandro Lib and Daniel Vinhal, graduates in Physics from UFG Universidade Federal de Goiás, enriching our event with their vast knowledge on the subject. Children and adults participated actively in the Astronomers Without Borders ASTROART painting... Read More...
Even with little attendance was made a look at the history of the Apollos and of course we talked about the film and about the person and the character Neil Armstrong. Rain sure has messed up the attendance a bit that does not make us sure that day 13 at CCBEU with Global Star Party will be a success like all previous editions of Global Star Party. We are going together Gunstar Team and CCBEU waiting for everyone for this super astronomy party in the 2019 Global Astronomy month. Read More...
Gunstar invites everyone to a super adventure of the global month of Astronomy 2019. With the largest project of dissemination of astronomy and practical observation in Goias the traveling telescope we will be observing the moon and with equipments for the great public to have their first with astronomy or with practical observation. The procession stages the prison of Jesus Christ and begins at 0:00 on Holy Thursday, with the public lighting turned off and the sound of drums, at the door of the Church of the Good Death, in the main square of the city. Traditionally, 40 Farricocos dressed... Read More...
reports of the media: The Brazilian government signed on Tuesday (March 18/2020) the Technological Safeguards Agreement, which allows the commercial use of the Alcântara base in Maranhão, with projects involving technology from the United States. L The partnership between the two countries has been discussed since 2000 when then Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso signed an agreement with the American George W. Bush. At the time, the proposal was barred by the National Congress, which claimed that AST, as the agreement is known, hurt national sovereignty. Currently, 80% of space artifacts have some American technology component. Without the agreement, they... Read More...
Gunstar Team together with CCBEU one of the most traditional teaching institutions of English language in Goias recognized by the American Embassy together for cultural astronomy. Our partnership began in 2018 with the promotion of Asteroid Day Goias a valuable action that was attended by the Planetarium of the Federal University of Goias Juan Bernandino. During the actions Gunstar and CCBEU promoted workshops, lectures, Telescope Observation with one of the largest Astronomy dissemination programs in Goias, the Gunstar Touring Telescope and Planetarium Sessions in full dome. By stretching and tightening the bonds of the partnership we are seeking within this... Read More...
Gunstar team opens the door of its headquarters in Goiania for an evening of astronomy and friendship with more than 7 telescopes for the great public to observe the Eclipse of the Moon. Approximately 45 people passed through the headquarters from the beginning to the end of the event, because it is on an exotic schedule and close to a Monday the public was reduced by the obligations that most people have by Monday morning. Despite this we considered the event a success, fear of the weather closing, the schedule and the Monday could not undermine the event. the Record... Read More...
The Adventure of Golden Record's III. Adventure of the golden discs on the legendary scientist Carl Sagan and the golden discs of Voyager. Celebrating the National Astronomy Day in Brazil. Astronomy is the oldest of the sciences from the ancestral ages, the stars were studied for practical purposes, such as measuring the passage of time to predict the best time for planting and harvesting, or for purposes more closely related to astrology, such as forecasting future, since they believed that the gods of the sky had the power of the harvest, of the rain and even of the life. On... Read More...
After the Epic Year of Astronomy in 2009, with 100 hours of Astronomy, clubs and Self-appointed Organizations appear in hundreds, and of course Brazil was no different, Brazil enjoyed one of its best economic, social moments, The dollar with low cost , made Astronomia Cultural Florescer. But all this ended between 2012-2018 when buying an average astronomical equipment became a battle, on account of the dollar's rise, inflation, unemployment and import surcharges. Through the Wrong of the Authorities, corruption scandal about 8.1 trillion reais were stolen from our nation. We arrived at one of the darkest and darkest times for... Read More...
The National Museum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, consumed by a fire on Sunday night, has one of the largest collections of anthropology and natural history in the country - about 20 million items. Located in Quinta da Boa Vista, in São Cristóvão, it is the oldest museum and one of the most important scientific institutions in Brazil. Founded by Dom Joao 6th on August 6, 1818, the museum has just completed 200 years. Currently, it was administered by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and, because it was a university, had an academic and scientific character. Many... Read More...
hundreds of people have observed the red planet (Mars) in its closest approach to Earth in 15 years. An international night of observation with the Gunstar team and Astronomers without frontiers at the sun fair one of the most traditional and charming of our capital. Oficial Photo video live of Observation : https://www.facebook.com/pg/GunstarTeam/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1935200926601365 https://www.facebook.com/GunstarTeam/videos/1981492198638904/?t=1 Read More...
In Goiania hundreds of people gathered at the most traditional observation point of the city Morro do Além, to observe the longest eclipse of modern history in an evening of Emotion Friendship with Gunstar and the Astronomy Festival of the State of Goias the Glitter Festival 2018. With wide dissemination of the media the Gunstar led his team of specialized cultural astronomers and equipment to better still the party. videos : https://www.facebook.com/GunstarTeam/videos/1983632118424912/ https://www.facebook.com/GunstarTeam/videos/1983125365142254/ https://www.facebook.com/GunstarTeam/videos/1983115438476580/ https://www.facebook.com/GunstarTeam/videos/1980721972049260/ Oficial Fotos of Glitter Festival and Eclipse Lunar. https://www.facebook.com/pg/GunstarTeam/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1935200926601365 Read More...