Category Archives: TF3 funded projects

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Project title: Communication and (social) media skills for young astronomers Project leader: Ms. Marina Joubert Following the favourable outcome of the SKA bid for Africa, there is a new focus on astronomy across the continent. This is further supported by the development of the African VLBI Network (AVN). Newly established SKA SA research chairs in […]

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Project title: Documentary Series on Astronomy Research in India Project leader: Mr. Rakesh Rao Astronomy has developed from bare naked eye observations in the past to the use of the sophisticated instruments, like large telescopes, better imaging devices, satellite and space missions in the recent times. Research in the field of Astronomy requires large fraction […]

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Project title: Astronomy for the extremely ill or traumatically injured children and their families, USA Project leader: Dr. Donald Lubowich The purpose of this project is to provide telescope observations and astronomy demonstrations for children, their siblings and adult family members staying at the Ronald McDonald Houses (RMH) of Chicagoland (RMH-Chicago) in conjunction the children’s […]

RMH event December 2013

Below are images taken from the astronomy event at the Ronald McDonald House in Chicago. It was clear at 4 pm but clouded up at 7:30. We used hands-on optics cardboard tube telescopes, used STARburst candy to simulate planetary formation, and had a family do a scale model of the solar system. [nggallery id=65]

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Project title: Chinese Ancient Poetry Astrophotography, China Project leader: Ms. Bing Li Our ancestors were closer to the night sky than we are. Celestial objects such as the Sun, the Moon, the Milky Way, star constellations and comets are mentioned in many Chinese ancient poems and stories. The sky nearly never changes. We see the […]