Online collaboration and studentship Assistance Amidst Covid-19

Online Collaboration and Studentship Assistance Amidst Covid-19 is a focused project to assist Southern African and West African Regional Offices access online resources and learning opportunities that have already been developed by the North American Regional Office. Students will participate in observing and research using a remotely operated telescope, led by educators, professional astronomers. They will learn about the night sky, how to plan a remote observing session, how to operate the telescope via Slack, as well as image calibration and reduction. Internet access will be purchased for students.

 

Location

South Africa

Botswana

Namibia

Mozambique

Kenya

Ghana

Mauritius

Madagascar

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Ethiopia

Rwanda

USA

Canada

Mexico

Uganda

Senegal

Burkina Faso

Nigeria

Gabon

Year

2020

Tags

Covid19

University-level

Capacity Building