Aim: To develop and establish a completely automated observatory which can be controlled through internet by authorized person. Objectives of the project: To identify site for the observatory To carry the site survey Testing different aspect for the proposed site. To procure the required instruments/ equipment for the observatory Understanding the research finding Selection of […]
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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. […]
Report of the Astrolab project for the period July 2015 – June 2016 Michèle Gerbaldi and Jean-Pierre De Greve The 5th EAAS workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 29 June – 1 July 2015: Simpemba, Copperbelt University, Zambia, gave a presentation on ‘Experiences of the Starlight in the university lab’. The planned training sessions of M. […]
A report on the Regional Astronomy Workshop on Astronomy Data Analysis School 07 – 18 November 2016 Copperbelt University (CBU), Kitwe – Zambia At Copperbelt University, (CBU, Kitwe – Zambia), the students in Pure Physics and Physics with Education have an Introductory Astronomy course as compulsory at second year of their programme. For the Physics […]
The First Arab Winter School of Astrophysics (FAWSA) provided a platform for astrophysics knowledge sharing, triggering collaborations between fellow Arab astrophysicists, and building a strong professional Arab community in the field. The scope of the winter school covered the following fields: ● Solar System and Exoplanets ● Solar Physics ● Galactic Astronomy : Stars, Stellar Clusters, Nebulae, SNR […]