Canada Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/tag/canada/ Astronomy for a better world! Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:05:58 +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 Canada Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/tag/canada/ 32 32 Black Girls in Physics and Astronomy https://astro4dev.org/black-girls-in-physics-and-astronomy/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:53:43 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=30817 The post Black Girls in Physics and Astronomy appeared first on IAU Office of Astronomy for Development.

]]> Overview: LightSound Project: Accessibility for the Blind/Low-Vision Community https://astro4dev.org/overview-lightsound-project-accessibility-for-the-blind-low-vision-community/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:51:50 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=26620 The LightSound Project began in 2017 as a way to make solar eclipses accessible to the blind and low-vision (BLV) community. LightSound is a low-cost, smartphone-size device that uses Arduino technology to convert light intensity to sound, giving BLV people another way to engage with an eclipse. During the 2017 eclipse, we deployed 3 devices [...]

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]]> The LightSound Project: Accessibility for the Blind/Low-Vision Community for the 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipses https://astro4dev.org/the-lightsound-project-accessibility-for-the-blind/ Thu, 01 Dec 2022 14:48:47 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=26944 The post The LightSound Project: Accessibility for the Blind/Low-Vision Community for the 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipses appeared first on IAU Office of Astronomy for Development.

]]> 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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]]> Astronomy for Canadian Indigenous People https://astro4dev.org/astronomy-for-canadian-indigenous-people/ Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:28:17 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=25658 The post Astronomy for Canadian Indigenous People appeared first on IAU Office of Astronomy for Development.

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]]> Astronomy in a Shoebox https://astro4dev.org/astronomy-in-a-shoebox-2/ Sun, 20 Mar 2022 04:03:04 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=25305 The post Astronomy in a Shoebox appeared first on IAU Office of Astronomy for Development.

]]> SYSTEM Sounds: Bringing the Music of the Spheres Down to Earth https://astro4dev.org/system-sounds-bringing-the-music-of-the-spheres-down-to-earth/ Fri, 18 Mar 2022 19:58:24 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=25968 The post SYSTEM Sounds: Bringing the Music of the Spheres Down to Earth appeared first on IAU Office of Astronomy for Development.

]]> AstroMcGill Adopt an Astronomer- Space Explorers program https://astro4dev.org/astromcgill-adopt-an-astronomer-space-explorers-program/ Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:21:51 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=25642 The post AstroMcGill Adopt an Astronomer- Space Explorers program appeared first on IAU Office of Astronomy for Development.

]]> Online collaboration and studentship Assistance Amidst Covid-19 https://astro4dev.org/online-collaboration-and-studentship-assistance-amidst-covid-19-2/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 05:47:01 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=25548 The post Online collaboration and studentship Assistance Amidst Covid-19 appeared first on IAU Office of Astronomy for Development.

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