[nggallery id=13] Our fourth IAU/OAD astronomy outreach event for the public was held at the Forever Resorts in Tshipise. With already three venues under the belt, Sarah, James and I are now well versed in this type of outreach from packing equipment and setting up to handing out information and answering questions. Armed with some […]
Author Archives: Ram Venugopal
To carry out the “A touch of the Universe” project, we still need to raise 3200 Euros. If you want to be part of it, please click the Donate button below. For institutions donating more than 1000 Euros, your logo will be included on the project’s website and all the printed materials of the kit. […]
The training phase for the Dark Skies Africa project has started and Google Hangouts and involves 12 project coordinators throughout the African continent. Here is a link to the full recorded Google Hangout in which Ghana, Namibia and South Africa and Zambia were represented: The online content of the kit can be found here: http://www.noao.edu/education/ads.php […]
Strengthening Astronomy Research at the University level in Rwanda National Workshop on Astronomy & Astrophysics in Kathmandu, Nepal Starlight in the university: “Astrolab” (Belgium, Nigeria & Zambia) Astronomy lectures for university students and teachers in Ghana The first “Guatemalan School of Astrophysics”, Guatemala
SCHEDULE Day 1 0900 – 0930 – Meeting with participants and introduction to OAD with Kevin and JC0930 – 1030 – Work in 1896 (Intro to Ubuntu and Programming)1030 – 1100 – Coffee break 1100 – 1230 – Work in 1896 (Datatypes – Integer,float, booleans | Statements, Commenting, code indentation)1230 – 1330 – Lunch1330 – […]
