Category Archives: Haiti All Sky Camera

Update

There is no formal teaching of Astronomy in the Haitian educational system. During spring 2016 Teuben taught a one week 1-credit class “Python and Astronomy” at ESIH, instrumental for operating the planned all-sky telescope. This master class also included an exam. Students were raging enthusiastic, and were eager to continue this study. All materials are available on github. https://github.com/teuben/pyASC Teuben […]

Overview of the project

Project leader: Dr. Peter Teuben, teuben@astro.umd.edu Project location: Haiti Project Description: The Haiti All-Sky Camera (HASC) plans to install a specialized camera in Haiti to view and record the night sky. Students from Université Quisqueya (UNIQ) and Ecole Supérieure d’Infotronique d’Haïti (ESIH) along with students from University of Maryland (UMD) will collaborate on code (python […]