2018 Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/2018/ Astronomy for a better world! Wed, 28 Jun 2023 09:34:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://astro4dev.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-03_OAD_symbol_colour_2-32x32.jpg 2018 Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/2018/ 32 32 Sonification Project Improves Science Engagement https://astro4dev.org/sonification-project-improves-science-engagement/ Fri, 06 May 2022 14:33:11 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=24831 The SYSTEM Sounds project produced 9 Sonification videos (True Love Waits, Saturn Harp, Jupiter’s Moons, Black Widow Pulsar, Black Widow Pulsar (Narrated), Music of K2-187 Exoplanets, Light Curves of K2-187, Entire Light Curve of K2-187, Moon Impacts). The videos have been viewed over 185 000 times on YouTube and the project was featured on space.com, [...]

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]]> Documentary on a Astroguide https://astro4dev.org/video-on-a-astroguide/ Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:09:35 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=19446 The fim depicts one day in the life of Stanzin Dolkar, a young woman in a remote village in the Indian Himalayas, who is one of the astroguides running the first Astro-tourism program in the region. Film by Boris Wilmart, bakafilms.   [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgIBH61uKvo[/embedyt]

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]]> Final report https://astro4dev.org/final-report-39/ Fri, 06 Dec 2019 07:21:34 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=19011 Project website: https://astrobvi.org/ Project Objectives:– To create and distribute educational kits composed of tactile 3D maps of galaxies accompanied by a manual and multimedia material to educators working with BVI students that want to introduce Astronomy concepts in their classrooms, or to astronomers and/or science outreach coordinators that want to do more inclusive Astronomy considering [...]

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]]> Final summary https://astro4dev.org/final-summary/ Mon, 18 Nov 2019 06:59:20 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=18999 Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) is an organization based in Ladakh, India providing clean energy and education access to remote off-grid communities in Himalayas. Electricity has acted as a powerful tool to stimulate economic empowerment and create new streams of revenue generation for this region. With a vision to leverage astronomy as a key development intervention [...]

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]]> Final project summary https://astro4dev.org/final-project-summary/ Tue, 12 Nov 2019 10:30:36 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=18937 The project ‘A Touch of Venus’ has developed 20 planetary science resource kits which include a 3D tactile model of planet Venus from NASA’s Magellan data and a book of educational activities with additional helping elements (snapshots of the model to identify some features on it easily, a measuring lace to find features by touch [...]

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]]> Workshops https://astro4dev.org/workshops/ Thu, 01 Aug 2019 10:31:02 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=18702 AstroBVI project will be running online workshops. Workshop on providing astronomy concepts and  GTTP certification 10 August 2019, 10am Chile time/ 11am Argentina & Brazil Registration Open Program and connection details Inclusive astronomy workshop to train people who have received the AstroBVI kit August 17, 9am Colombia & Peru/ 10am Chile time/ 11am Argentina & Brazil No [...]

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]]> update: Kit & Multimedia content https://astro4dev.org/update-multimedia-content/ Thu, 01 Aug 2019 10:07:17 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=18698 AstroBVI Kit:  The kit consists of six tactile maps of the following galaxies: M100 – A spiral galaxy observed from the front. Band B image (blue). M109 – A spiral galaxy with bar with a little inclination. Band B image (blue). M51 – A spiral and elliptical galaxy fusion system viewed from the front. R-band images (red) and [...]

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]]> Astro Homestays https://astro4dev.org/astro-homestays/ Wed, 31 Jul 2019 15:21:01 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=18695 Introducing Astro Homestays The high altitude and dry climate of Ladakh result in wonderful night skies where you can identify numerous stellar objects. This makes it a region perfect for astronomy. The project identified this clear night sky as a resource available to the locals that has a huge potential for creating opportunities for livelihood. [...]

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]]> Visit by UN Ambassador for Mountain partnerships https://astro4dev.org/visit-by-un-ambassador-for-mountain-partnerships/ Mon, 15 Jul 2019 07:06:33 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=18671 His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang visited OAD project Astronomy for Himalayan Livelihood Creation led by Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE). The project has established Astro Homestays in the villages in the mountains.   The villagers, who have been trained in astronomy, showed His Holiness, Saturn and Jupiter through the recently installed 10 inch Dobsonian Telescope. He [...]

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]]> Video teaser https://astro4dev.org/video-teaser/ Mon, 24 Jun 2019 03:08:24 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=18629 [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moa4LKQpw3M[/embedyt]

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