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Dr. Wanda Diaz is a sight-impaired astrophysicist who uses sound for conducting Astronomy research instead of visual information. She is currently a visiting fellow at the OAD, working on tools and methods to assist people with different learning styles to learn, enjoy and contribute to Science. She wrote this post for the ‘Women in Astronomoy’ […]
This educational project was coordinated by the Innovation Centre Mill of Knowledge (CNMW) and New Space Foundation. The aim of the project was to popularize knowledge about astronomy among children and youth from Toruń and Kuyavian-Pomeranian voivodship. In the period from June to July 2014, experienced educators visited 20 branches in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. A total of […]
Last month, I briefly visited the town of Sutherland with two other colleagues. It is a town located about 350km from Cape Town. Its altitude, relative isolation and arid conditions make it a perfect spot for optical observations and hence is the pride of South African Astronomy. The town itself is a semi-rural settlement that faces several […]