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Member Reports from GABRIEL ANDRES JAIMES ILLANES
Oct 17
3D PRINTED ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY ACCESORIES
Greetings Astronomers! Did you ever think on make your own instruments accessories? Nowadays, alternatives for creating your own tools and materials are actually diverse. For some time, I wanted to buy some accessories for making Astrophotography. Normally a good option would be to acquire a robust metal made accessories, considering a T-ring and specific adapter in case of Nikon/Canon DSLR Cameras. Which is great and work properly. Moreover, cost and transportation is also a consideration depending on your location. Being in charge of San Agustin Astronomy and Space Sciences Club, I was noticed of some robotic projects by using 3D... Read More...
Oct 17
DIY TELESCOPE CASES PROJECT
Hello Astronomers! When talking about taking care of instrumentation, we think on telescope cases for avoiding dust and sun exposure. This year was suitable for developing proper astronomy projects such as Astrophotography, observation reporting and maintenance of equipment. Therefore, one important thing I was planning for a while was the acquisition of cases for taking care of telescopes as they should. My first alternative was to identify and consider to buy dedicated cases online. Moreover, the considerable cost and pandemic affection on delivery, dismissed it as an option. So by using low cost materials and some handcraft work, I reached... Read More...
Jul 03
QUARANTINE ASTRONOMY - JULY 2020 - BOLIVIA
Hello Astronomers! For sure this period of quarantine was challenging for everyone. Furthermore a positive mind is more than important! We will overcome this time. But it should be noted that spending time in backyard, having a clearer sky and gathering knowledge for Star Gazers was a suitable situation in this period! So following some pics for Astronomy till June! This time was for Refractor Bresser Telescope 90/900: Two objects to present: Saturn Jewel Box NGC 4755 We will keep improving, till moment already find many mistakes that at the moment looked like great pics, so this is what an... Read More...
Sep 04
2019
ASTROEDU - COCHABAMBA #IAU100
Hello Astronomers! AstroEDU-COCHABAMBA was a training event in the teaching of Astronomy and Space Sciences for college teachers and normalist students in workshop mode. On Saturday, August 17, the AstroEdu - Cochabamba event was held with great success bringing together teachers from different districts of Cochabamba and other cities as well. As part of the “Open Astronomy Schools” project of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), some of the scope of the event were: A. Free training and empowerment of teachers for the development of ast ronomy in scenarios of sustainable development goals. B. Experts and representatives of the field of... Read More...
Aug 22
2019
DEVELOPMENT OF FREE DESIGN PLANISPHERE - ASTROEDU - COCHABAMBA #IAU100
Hi Astronomers! As part of the free teacher workshop ASTROEDU - COCHABAMBA event, part of the "Open Astronomy Schools" of The International Astronomical Union (IAU). Link of the AstroEdu - Cochabamba: https://www.facebook.com/AstroEduCochabamba/ The followi ng is a Celestial Planisphere of free Design for download and printing, its purpose is to implement a practical class of planisphere assembly. Its design coordinates are for the city of Cochabamba, Bolivia. It consists of an Assembly Guide and was one of the materials developed and provided by AstroEdu - Cochabamba Hopefully this is a first version for the near future with the development of... Read More...
Jul 26
2019
ASTRONOMY FOR YOUTH – COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA EVENT #IAU100 #MOONLANDING50
Hello Astronomers! As part of worldwide events in #MoonLanging50 and #IAU100. An event dedicated for youth on development of Astronomy in Cochabamba Bolivia was realized. Astronomy for Youth – Cochabamba, Bolivia Teens and kids prepared for a special presentation, observation practice and use of the telescope by various astronomy enthusiasts and educators. The activities of the event were as follow: Presentation of 50 th anniversary of Moonlanding of Apollo II mission. Dynamics for learning of students. Prizes and items were provided to students. Presentation of part recognition and use of telescopes. Documentary session Use of MoonLanding50 contest winners Telescope and... Read More...
Oct 04
2018
BEIJING ANCIENT OBSERVATORY - GABRIEL JAIMES
Greetings and Clear Skies! On October, 1st I had the opportunity to visit the Ancient Observatorie in Beijing, China. Declared as UNESCO world Astronomical Heritage, the observatory was built in 1442 with Ming dinasty and during Qing dinasty it was expanded. It is located in DongCheng District. Besides structures, eight bronze instruments were constructed by Qing dinasty with Flemish Jesuit Ferdinand Verbiest: Chidao jingwei yi / 赤道经纬仪 - Equatorial armillary sphere Huangao jingwei yi / 黄道经纬仪 - Ecliptic armillary sphere Tianti yi / 天体仪 - Celestial Sphere Diping jingyi / 地平经仪 - Azimuthal ring Xiangxian yi / 象限仪 - Quadrant... Read More...
Aug 13
2018
LUNAR ECLIPSE OBSERVATION - SAN AGUSTIN ASTRONOMY CLUB
Greetings and Clear Skies! On July 27, World event of a Lunar Eclipse, The Astronomy Club of San Agustín School developed an Observational activity where we focused on determining a dilemma in reference to the institutions of sciences, observatories, planetariums and avtivists of Astronomy in Boliva: Was it possible to observe the Eclipse in Cochabambaba, Bolivia (17.4140 ºS, 66.1653º W)? Being that different opinions and affirmations existed, the Club decided to arm its telescopes and to observe the sky at 6:13 pm. Being able to confirm the visibility of the Eclipse, the answer: Yes it was : The activity went... Read More...
Aug 13
2018
ARCHEOASTRONOMY: TIWANAKU + OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY COURSE - HÉROES DEL BOQUERÓN ASTRONOMY GROUP
Greetings and clear skies! On Wednesday, August 2 to 5, a study trip was found for significant learning purposes in the field of Astronomy for students of the Héroes del Boquerón School. A variety of activities were carried out jointly with professors, university professors, professional / amateur astronomers and academics interested in the field: Observatory Astronomy Courses, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Guided visit to Tiwanaku ruins Visit to the Chakana Astronomical Complex Visit to Museums of the city of La Paz General Objective: Generate, evaluate and provide feedback for meaningful learning experiences for students participating in the study... Read More...
Jul 28
2018
AUGMENTED REALITY ASTRONOMY 4D - SAN AGUSTIN ASTRONOMY CLUB
Greetings and Clear Skies! As an experiment expected by students, the Astronomy Club of San Agustín School developed the activity: Augmented Reality Astronomy 4D For this purpose the free allocation application OCTAGON 4D - SPACE was used, this application works with the technology of recognition of augmented reality which is presented as a very collaborative tool when teaching Astronomy, for its diversity of functionalities, implementation cost and quality of interface. The students developed an experimental session, filling a descriptive report of the observed objects, the requirements were: Printed guides Physical Letters - OCTAGON SPACE Own Tablet / Smarthphone Installed application... Read More...
Jul 28
2018
PLANISPHERE CONSTRUCTION - SAN AGUSTÍN ASTRONOMY CLUB
Greetings to all! As a small experimentation project, the San Agustín Astronomy Club, developed a small experiment for the construction of academic material and astronomical observation, Construction of Planisphere The experiment consists of the following materials: Planisphere prints (coated paper) and front / rear covers designed by the club. Tacks and insurance Scissors Stapler Glue Likewise, with instruction from the teacher, the experiment was developed with a series of steps for the assembly of the planisphere. Planisphere designed, with latitude of the city of Cochabamba (Latitude: -17.414, Longitude: -66.1653 17 ° 24 ') including Photographs taken by the Club, Cost:... Read More...
Jul 10
2018
SAN AGUSTÍN ASTRONOMY CLUB - COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA
FORMATION OF THE SAN AGUSTÍN ASTRONOMY CLUB GLOBAL ASTRONOMY MONTH 2018 Greetings and Clear Skies! In this document I present a summary of experiences and details of the creation of our Astronomy Club for the Global Astronomy month 2018. Background Astronomy in Bolivia presents great challenges for its diffusion, development and incersión of professional form to our means. Cochabamba, Bolivia presents a incubator of human potential for science, technology and engineering. The San Agustín school is an academic benchmark of excellence presented by consecutive winners of the Bolivian multinational student scientist Olympiads (OCEPB). San Agustín School has been active since... Read More...
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