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Apr 24
2018
Indigenous Awareness Day Live Meeting was a Success
Ary Martins (director of the Gunstar Academy of Explorers) Lamartine Brazil history teacher and minister of History of Astronomy in a super Live with President of Gunstar Team Clayton Gubio talking about the diversity of Indian astronomy within a Cultural Contest, its constellations myths and how they used the Stars for Guidance of their time and Space. Ary martins (diretor da Academia Gunstar de Exploradores) Lamartine Brasil professor de Historia e ministrante de Historia da Astronomia em uma super Live com Presidente da Gunstar Team Clayton Gubio falando sobre a diversidade da Astronomia indigina dentro de um contesto Cultural ,... Read More...
Apr 23
2018
JDA and Stargazing Night 2018 april 21
by 
Raoul Lannoy
Raoul LannoyAstrovega and Astronamur had their Stargazing Night (and day) at Ramillies Belgium on saturday 21. It was about observing the Sun, the Moon, Venus and Jupiter....It was happening the same day as our Journée découverte de l'astronomie (JDA) or astronomy discovery day... Plenty of telescopes, plenty of bikers being curious, plenty of members... I spent more than ten hours at the site, with my Nexstar Evolution 6.. It was great, even though the sky was kind of misty and we never could see many stars... We had new members with their scopes asking how they work. And we had a... Read More...
Apr 22
2018
Astronomy Day in Romania by Astroclubul Bucuresti
Last night a group of 15 members of Astroclubul Bucuresti (Romania) made observations out of the town using 11-12 astronomical instruments. In attachment you can see a part of this group. Read More...
Apr 21
2018
Astronomical Observation of Club de Ciencia Boadilla on April 20th 2018
Club de Ciencia Boadilla has organized a public astronomical observation on the night of Friday April 20th, in a public area close to Aula Medioambiental of Boadilla del Monte (Madrid / Spain). Although the nigh was cold a total of 22 adults plus several children attended the event. The Sky conditions were good, without clouds or wind and there were five telescopes installed from several partners of Club de Ciencia: one Smith-Cassegrain of 20cm, two newtonians of 13cm and two refractors of 8 cm. We started with the visual identification of several stars and asterims, and although we were in... Read More...
Apr 21
2018
Astronomical Camp for People with Hearing Disabilities in Oman
On Thursday 19th of April, as part of the Second Student Astronomy Festival, Oman Astronomical Society organized for the first time an astronomical camp for people with hearing disabilities in cooperation with Oman Society for Hearing Impaired and Al-Amal School for the Deaf. Participants with hearing disabilities enjoyed observing Moon, Venus and Jupiter, and then listened to explanation of constellations, determined the north by the stars by sign language, and learned some astronomical software that enabled the astronomer to know the celestial objects. They also learned about telescopes and how to use them. The next morning, the participants observed the... Read More...
Apr 21
2018
Bramon Gunstar DSO 01 Inauguration was a Success
ith this station Goias enters the scenario of the monitoring with the Brazilian meteorological monitoring network Bramon, this network is 24h with an eye in the sky in search of meteors, and in Gunstar we are watching the sky more in search of Adventures, like the one of the meteorite of porangaba. Let's go together with AWB Fly me to the moon 2018 Com essa estação Goias entra no cenario do monitoramento junto da Bramon rede brasileira de monitoramento de meteoros , essa rede esta 24h de olho no céu em busca de meteoros , e nos da Gunstar estamos... Read More...
Apr 20
2018
Global Star Party 2018 en España
Todo listo para celebrar el Día Internacional de la Astronomía. En España se han sumado entidades de divulgación de astronomía de diversas localidades y provincias: Gerona, Barcelona, Cuenca, Madrid, Elche, Málaga y Jaén son algunas ejemplos de ello. También se harán otras actividades divulgativas como conferencias, talleres y cursos que se pueden consultar en la web de la Federación de Asociaciones Astronómicas de España (FAAE) . All ready to celebrate the International Day of Astronomy. In Spain astronomy outreach entities from various localities and provinces have joined: Gerona, Barcelona, Cuenca, Madrid, Elche, Malaga and Jaen are some examples of this.... Read More...
Apr 20
2018
Concurso de frases inspiradoras a la noche oscura
La Semana Internacional del Cielo Oscuro, promocionada por la International Dark-Sky Association (IDA), fue creada en 2003 por una estudiante de secundaria, Jennifer Barlow, y se ha convertido en un evento internacional en el que participan múltiples países y muchas personas conscientes, como Jennifer, de la importancia que tiene promover la defensa de la oscuridad natural de la noche y del cielo nocturno como un derecho a preservar para las generaciones futuras. Este es uno de los objetivos fundamentales de la Federación de Asociaciones Astronómicas de España (FAAE). Hemos diseñado un concurso de frases escritas en castellano que evoquen el... Read More...
Apr 17
2018
Adventures in Pirenópolis was a success. 3 Super Gunstar Academy Academy It was a success.
3 days of lots of adventure relying on nature photography and astrophotography a wonderful and fun event for the whole family. 3 dias de muita aventura contando com a natureza fotografia e Astrofotografia um evento maravilhoso divertido e para toda a familia. Read More...
Apr 16
2018
Educational visit at Astronomical Institute of Romanian Academy
Today April 16 th , 2018 Astroclubul Bucuresti, Romania organized an educational visit of 30 children at the Astronomical Institute of Romanian Academy. After a tour of the main instruments of the Institute the children attended a presentation of night constellations and a practical experiment to see how spectroscopy is applied in astronomy. Read More...
Apr 16
2018
Astronomical Observations in Romania (Comana)
On the 14 th of April 2018, some members of Astroclubul Bucuresti, Romania spent one night under the stars in Comana, Giurgiu County, Romania. Participans: Cristian Stancu, Daniel Bertesteanu, Ioan Tudor, Andreea Timpea and Adrian Voinic . The sky was covered around 25-30% with high altitude clouds. Temperature was 8-9 degrees Celsius and there was much humidity in the air, so we had to use heaters to remove condensed water from the mirrors and lenses. We observed Jupiter alongside with its biggest four natural satellites and Saturn and Mars after 02:00 AM (GMT + 3). We also made observations of... Read More...
Apr 14
2018
Journey in The Night Sky - Students of University - Guerrara
On 28 March 2018 , at Elhayat Institute - Guerrara, Algeria The Astronomic Club of Association Angham Elhayat organized for some students of Ghardaia university an astronomical presentation: A journey in The Night Sky. and observation of moon and the alignment of Jupiter and its Galilean Moons with an explanation of the most important stars and constellations. Presentation : Observation : Read More...
Apr 13
2018
Astronomy Presentation by Astroclubul Bucuresti at Astronomical Institute of Romanian Academy
On the 27 th of March 2018, at the Astronomical Institute of Romanian Academy, Astroclubul Bucuresti (Bucharest Astroclub) organized a guided tour, an astronomy presentation and solar observations for a group of 30 children from a school in Bucharest, Romania. The guided tour of the Astronomical Institute of Romanian Academy was done by its representative, Sorin Marin. The astronomical presentation and solar observations were conducted by members of Astroclubul Bucuresti (Bucharest Astroclub), prof. Daniel Bertesteanu and Marian Naiman. The presentation consisted of a journey through the Universe, using an astronomy software. The children were also shown the constellations in the... Read More...
Apr 09
2018
Second class at the Academy was a success.
More than tripled the number of entries in the second class of the Academy and we hope to keep and increase the number until the end of this Gam2018 Edition Mais que triplicou o numero de participações na segunda aula da Academia e esperamos manter e aumentar o numero ate o final dessa Edição Gam2018 Read More...
Apr 09
2018
Introduction to the Night Sky
by 
Harshal Raje
Harshal RajeAs part of the Global Astronomy Month, Astronomy Outreach conducted a public outreach program and a half night Star Party for the residents of Kabra Galaxy Star III, in Thane - thanks to Vivek Kulkarni - on the evening of 7th April, 2018. It was very well apprecited as there were almost 100 happpy stargazers - kids and adults alike - attended the program. The evening started with observing the Orion Nebula (M42) and the Pleiades Cluster (M45). Later the participants were given a short introduction to the night sky including how to find direction using the polar constellations Big... Read More...
Apr 08
2018
AWB SERBIA - ASTRONOMY QUIZ ON MARCH 15th 2018
Every 15th of each Month, except in April, the Serbian AWB organize a small quiz with 10 questions with one of the astronomy themes. On 15th March 2018, was the 21th Quiz, this time with the theme in honor of Stephen Hawking. We had 74 participants. Each of them gets an e-book on astronomy as a gift. Read More...
Apr 07
2018
Happy Birthday Reunião it was a success
Of the more than 300 guests, a large part of them were able to see Jupiter and its 4 Moons galilenhas, Moon in its waning phase besides Astro photos explanations curiosity and of course much animation celebrating the anniversary of our friend and compatriot Marlon B, and with that hundreds of people observed the Sky for the first time in life in a super action of the month of Global Astronomy in Goias by the Gunstar team. Dos mais de 300 convidados grande parte conseguiram ver jupiter e suas 4 Luas galilenhas , Lua em sua fase minguante alem de... Read More...
Apr 05
2018
Fly me to the moon 01 canceled
First lunar observation of the Gunstar team Fly me to the moon was canceled due to bad weather. Let's continue with the Festival. April and the end of the rainy season in our region the transition between summer and fall. Read More...
Apr 02
2018
Gunstar Academy of Explorers, First Class GAM2018 Fly me to the moon
first class of 5 was a success, the initial class was of meteoritica 4 novice cadets and 2 veterans participated in that first class, rain and the holiday of the Holy prevented and occupied several other possible members, who must enter the next classes. Primeira aula de 5 foi um sucesso , a aula inicial foi de meteoritica 4 cadetes novatos e 2 veteranos participaram dessa primeira aula , chuva e o feriadão da Semana santa impediram e ocuparam varios outros possiveis membros, que devem ingressar nas proximas aulas. Read More...
Mar 26
2018
Astronomia para todos!
Sabias... que la Astronomía es para todos? Con Ayuda de Sebastián, la Astronomía Misionera pone al alcance de tus manos el universo. Ademas de trabajos de In vestigación, talleres convencionales y divulgación aficionada, sentimos un gran compromiso social e inclusivo. En Junio, la Fundación Misionera de Astronomía Aficionada brindara: Jornadas de Astronomía para Ciegos. Talleres para Docentes. PUBLICO EN GENERAL. # Seba es # Director del Observatorio astronómico de Mar del Plata. Fue # CoordinadorAdjunto para la Argentina de la LIADA. (Liga Iberoamericana de Astronomia) # Representante de la # Argentina de la UNAWE (Universe Awarness) red de expertos de... Read More...
Mar 26
2018
Astronomia para todos!
Sabias... que la Astronomía es para todos? Con Ayuda de Sebastián, la Astronomía Misionera pone al alcance de tus manos el universo. Ademas de trabajos de In vestigación, talleres convencionales y divulgación aficionada, sentimos un gran compromiso social e inclusivo. En Junio, la Fundación Misionera de Astronomía Aficionada brindara: Jornadas de Astronomía para Ciegos. Talleres para Docentes. PUBLICO EN GENERAL. # Seba es # Director del Observatorio astronómico de Mar del Plata. Fue # CoordinadorAdjunto para la Argentina de la LIADA. (Liga Iberoamericana de Astronomia) # Representante de la # Argentina de la UNAWE (Universe Awarness) red de expertos de... Read More...
Mar 24
2018
GAM 2018 in Spain
Hola amigos. Las asociaciones astronómicas de España nos estamos preparando para la Semana Internacional de Cielo Oscuro, donde celebraremos también el Día Internacional de la Astronomía y realizaremos observaciones a las Liridas en el Global Star Party del día 21. No nos olvidaremos del resto de actividades que completan el GAM, pero haremos más actividades en la semana donde defenderemos nuestros cielos oscuros. En pocos días pondremos nuestro cuadrante de actividades. Victoriano Canales Cerdá - Coord. AWB en España Hello friends. The astronomical associations of Spain are preparing for the International Dark Sky Week, where we will also... Read More...
Mar 24
2018
Science at a village school
by 
Halil Bağış
Halil BağışLocated in a city in eastern Turkey (Sanliurfa city) we have organized a science fair. There were a few hundred children in this school and we practiced various science workshops. Science and astronomy workshops. We went there with 22 volunteer students and we stayed for 3 days. You can watch the details on the video below. Science Fast Video Read More...
Mar 18
2018
BRAMON and E.M. Francisco Diniz - Luminárias-MG
On 09/03/2018 I was at the Municipal School Francisco Diniz at the request of two teachers of the 4th year of Elementary School to talk about Astronomy and the BRAMON-Brazilian Meteor Observation Network, a network that I have been part of since 2016 operating the CMS1- MG in Luminárias, state of Minas Gerais and also publicizing our work in schools and colleges looking for more stations. During the classes, which were held in the morning and afternoon shift with duration of 1h 30m each, topics such as the Universe, Solar System and Celestial Bodies were addressed. The development of the... Read More...
Mar 05
2018
Faces of Philippine Astronomy
For the past two months, I, together with the Judenite's Astronomical Organization (an organization that I have found), organized a talk entitled the “Faces of Philippine Astronomy,” wherein we will feature famous astronomers, physicists, and astrophysicists here in the Philippines, to talk about their career in their fields (LO3). The speakers for this event are Dr. Perico Esguerra, Dr. Reinabelle Reyes, Dr. Rogel Sese, Engineer Camilo Dacanay, and Professor Norman Marigza. The event happened on January 13, 2018, from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Father Peter Yang Hall of Saint Jude Catholic School. Dr. Perry proceeded to talk... Read More...
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