2016 Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/2016/ Astronomy for a better world! Mon, 12 Nov 2018 07:06:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://astro4dev.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-03_OAD_symbol_colour_2-32x32.jpg 2016 Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/2016/ 32 32 Final report – Astrobus Ethiopia https://astro4dev.org/final-report-astrobus-ethiopia/ Mon, 12 Nov 2018 07:06:38 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=17850 The core concept behind the Astrobus-Ethiopia astronomy, art, and innovation activities is to provide an opportunity for the public to explore, learn and understand the main elements of modern civilisation, and how it is realised. Given the mobile nature of the Astrobus program, we designed our activities in such way that they fit a specific [...]

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]]> Early Career Physics Communicator Award for Jasmin Evans https://astro4dev.org/early-career-physics-communicator-award-for-jasmin-evans/ Wed, 24 Jan 2018 17:26:10 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=17140 Jasmin Evans, the project leader of ‘Touching space: accessible astronomy’ won the 2017 Early Career Physics Communicator Award from the IOP’s Physics Communicators Group. In her presentation, Jasmin talked about various outreach events she had been involved in, including her Touching Space project. Touching Space was set up to work with local charities to bring astronomy to [...]

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]]> Video: “My neighborhood´s sky” program in Colombia https://astro4dev.org/video-astronomy-all-senses/ Thu, 13 Jul 2017 09:37:51 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=16650 The Astronomy with all senses exhibition was taken to a few neighborhoods in Medellín., Colombia by Parque Explora [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVRD6_EAO4M[/embedyt]

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]]> Final Report https://astro4dev.org/final-report-26/ Tue, 20 Jun 2017 08:56:03 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=16586 The Solving Problems and Cosmic Exploration (SPACE) is a program that aims to develop problem solving skills and stimulate creativity through various challenges that are presented within an astronomy context. The SPACE program includes workshops, science shows, games, public busking etc. Activities: The SPACE program comprises of workshops, science shows, public busking and games. Some [...]

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]]> Final Report and Resources https://astro4dev.org/final-report-and-resources/ Fri, 09 Jun 2017 14:18:35 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=16544 The Sky on a Bike project was proposed and conducted by SPACE, with the goal of popularizing science via Astronomy and Space Sciences throughout the domains of education, public and media. This project has been introducing the wonders of the night sky to identified groups of economically disadvantaged and uneducated population in Indian villages with [...]

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]]> Videos https://astro4dev.org/videos/ Thu, 30 Mar 2017 08:16:38 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=16155 In line with the development of high-tech scientific facility of the National Astronomical Observatory in the Middle Amfoang (Regency Kupang – NTT), the demands for strengthening the human resource capacity becomes very important as the form of the establishment of symbiotic mutualism between the observatory and the local community. Community Empowerment Program (Community Development) in [...]

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]]> Events https://astro4dev.org/events/ Sat, 11 Mar 2017 06:35:04 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=16063 The Sky on Bike project was proposed and conducted by SPACE, with the goal of popularizing science via Astronomy and Space Sciences throughout the domains of education, public and media. This project has been introducing the wonders of the night sky to identified groups of economically disadvantaged and uneducated population in Indian villages with the [...]

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]]> News coverage https://astro4dev.org/news-coverage/ Sun, 19 Feb 2017 10:58:00 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=16366 Suleiman Baraka was interviewed by Al-Jazeera where he talks about Astronomy in Gaza and the Gaza Ambassadors of Mars project. Read the article: Gaza’s starman aims to fight occupation with science  

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]]> Handbook and Final Report https://astro4dev.org/astronomy-all-senses-final-report/ Mon, 23 Jan 2017 10:33:58 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=15665 Final Report in PDF Handbook for the kit (in Spanish). Please contact us if you are interested in translating the handbook. For enquiries on the kit or if you are interested in creating your own kit, please email us at info@astro4dev.org Astronomy with all senses, is a traveling exhibition specially designs for people with physical [...]

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]]> Final Report https://astro4dev.org/final-report-21/ Mon, 09 Jan 2017 08:42:23 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=15627 Mozambique lacks highly qualified astronomers and astrophysics as well as a scientific culture in the subject. To minimize these shortcomings and foster interest on the subject among young university students we organised thee activities as described in the OAD proposal. JEDI – MZ 1. Country of workshop: Mozambique 2. City/Location: Praia do Bilene – Tenda Tora 3. [...]

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