Celestial navigation and SPICE software (In English)
A 5-hour workshop will be held for students of the UNLP (focused on astronomy and aerospace engineering) and extended to other interested students.
The first part will introduce the history and techniques of celestial navigation, led by Susan Stewart (SOC member), Chief of the US Nautical Almanac Office. Participants will learn practical techniques for orientation and taking sites of planets and bright stars. Then, we will focus on the NAIF SPICE toolkit developed by NASA JPL. This software provides tools and routines for handling various types of observational geometry information. The class will be led by Boris Semenov (NAIF Group Supervisor) and other experts in the field.
The materialization of astronomical reference systems in primary and secondary Argentine education levels (In Spanish)
A 5-hour workshop will be held for high school physics, geography, natural sciences, and technology teachers. The activity will focus on materializing the reference coordinate systems in the form of naked-eye observations in everyday teaching practice. This activity is free of charge and will be held at Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas (http://www.fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar)
It will be led by Néstor Camino, Maria Silvina De Biasi (LOC member), and Mariela Corti, all Ph.D.s in Astronomy and members of the National Astronomy Education Coordinator (NAEC) team for Argentina at IAU OAE (Office of Astronomy for Education). N. Camino is the former chair of Argentina’s NAEC team.
Registration will be from July 1st to August 4th by email to naec.argentina at gmail.com.
For any questions, please contact naec.argentina at gmail.com.
La materialización de los sistemas de referencia astronómicos en los niveles primario y secundario de la educación argentina (en español)
Se dictará un taller de 5 horas dirigido a profesores de escuelas secundarias de Física, Geografía, Ciencias Naturales y Tecnología. La actividad se centrará en la materialización de los sistemas de referencia coordenados a través de observaciones a simple vista en la práctica docente cotidiana. Esta actividad es gratuita y se realizará en la Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas (http://www.fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar).
Estará dirigido por Néstor Camino, María Silvina De Biasi, miembro del COL, y Mariela Corti, todos ellos doctores en Astronomía y miembros del equipo de la Coordinadora Nacional de Educación en Astronomía (NAEC) para Argentina en la IAU OAE (Oficina de Astronomía para la Educación de la Unión Astronómica Internacional). Nestor Camino ha sido el último director de NAEC Argentina.
La inscripción será del 1 de julio al 4 de agosto por correo electrónico a naec.argentina at gmail.com.
Por consultas, contactar a naec.argentina at gmail.com.
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