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cultural, and human emphasis through the use of astronomical concepts and
content.
A continuous effort is made to create teaching courses obtainable from the
IAC free of charge. But, apart from aiding teachers, we also extend our educational efforts to amateur astronomical associations and science popularizers;
since 2004 the IAC has made available the package ‘Space-Time Odyssey’,
which consists of a series of ten Power Point presentations, each with a minimum of fifty slides with explanatory text, images, diagrams, and animations.
It was made to represent a fascinating voyage towards the boundaries of modern astrophysics and is aimed at a wide audience.
Since the eighties, when we began to organize outreach and communication at the IAC, great effort has been expended in publishing, first on paper
but gradually going over to digital format to keep up with the times. These
publications provide information about the Institute and outreach, taking the
form of annual reports, leaflets, posters, postcards, etc.
Since 2002 the IAC has produced two digital magazines: Caosyciencia, an
interdisciplinary magazine, and GTCdigital, which periodically reports on the
evolution of the Gran Telescopio Canarias.
The IAC has established a media presence with information, interviews,
and articles. For a number of years, starting from 1999, Canarias innova was
broadcast on Spain’s National Radio every Sunday from 12.00 to 13.00 hours
and had a wide audience. The programme reported on scientific and technological news generally, astronomical curiosities, and gave updates on both
R&D funding and grants.
An activity that is now on the rise is remote observing for outreach. Facilities
for such activities have been created at the IAC’s Observatories, making use of
little-used professional telescopes and robotic telescopes designed for just that
purpose. Our aim is to familiarize the educational community with scientific
method and practice, while at the same time contributing towards the popularization of astronomy. Also, those persons who have always wanted to operate a telescope but have lacked the necessary instrumentation now have an
opportunity to do so through specific programmes.
At Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, the Educational Project with
Robotic Telescopes (PETeR), designed for educational centres, has been in
operation since 2005. The project makes use of the latest-generation professional robotic Liverpool Telescope, which has a 2-m primary mirror and
belongs to Liverpool John Moores University. Part of the observing time on
this telescope is managed by the IAC for astronomical outreach projects
in Spain.
F. Sánchez
cultural, and human emphasis through the use of astronomical concepts and
content.
A continuous effort is made to create teaching courses obtainable from the
IAC free of charge. But, apart from aiding teachers, we also extend our educational efforts to amateur astronomical associations and science popularizers;
since 2004 the IAC has made available the package ‘Space-Time Odyssey’,
which consists of a series of ten Power Point presentations, each with a minimum of fifty slides with explanatory text, images, diagrams, and animations.
It was made to represent a fascinating voyage towards the boundaries of modern astrophysics and is aimed at a wide audience.
Since the eighties, when we began to organize outreach and communication at the IAC, great effort has been expended in publishing, first on paper
but gradually going over to digital format to keep up with the times. These
publications provide information about the Institute and outreach, taking the
form of annual reports, leaflets, posters, postcards, etc.
Since 2002 the IAC has produced two digital magazines: Caosyciencia, an
interdisciplinary magazine, and GTCdigital, which periodically reports on the
evolution of the Gran Telescopio Canarias.
The IAC has established a media presence with information, interviews,
and articles. For a number of years, starting from 1999, Canarias innova was
broadcast on Spain’s National Radio every Sunday from 12.00 to 13.00 hours
and had a wide audience. The programme reported on scientific and technological news generally, astronomical curiosities, and gave updates on both
R&D funding and grants.
An activity that is now on the rise is remote observing for outreach. Facilities
for such activities have been created at the IAC’s Observatories, making use of
little-used professional telescopes and robotic telescopes designed for just that
purpose. Our aim is to familiarize the educational community with scientific
method and practice, while at the same time contributing towards the popularization of astronomy. Also, those persons who have always wanted to operate a telescope but have lacked the necessary instrumentation now have an
opportunity to do so through specific programmes.
At Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, the Educational Project with
Robotic Telescopes (PETeR), designed for educational centres, has been in
operation since 2005. The project makes use of the latest-generation professional robotic Liverpool Telescope, which has a 2-m primary mirror and
belongs to Liverpool John Moores University. Part of the observing time on
this telescope is managed by the IAC for astronomical outreach projects
in Spain.
F. Sánchez