AstroSpaceWeek is back at Casa do Areeiro, located in the Ecological Park of Funchal, and is organising a series of astronomy events between the 11th and 16th of July.
11th of July
17:00 – Opening of the event with those responsible for AAM, GAUMa and PECOF ~
17:30/18:30 – Sundial Reading/Sun Disk Observation – spots, bulges and spectrum – prior registration
18:30/19:30 – Hunting for asteroids (group of 10 students) – prior registration
19:30/20:30 – Lecture “Earth – A sustainable planet?” Susana Fontinha
12th of July
20:00/21:00 – The solar system in 3D – pre-registration
21:00 – Astrophotography (1st pixel) – by Duarte Silva (prior registration); A mini-course introductory astrophotography will be given
22:00/24:00 – Monitoring of celestial objects simultaneously on site
13th of July
17:00/18:00 – Reading of the Sundial / Observation of the solar disk – spots, bulges and spectrum – prior registration
18:00/19:00 – Hunting for asteroids (group of 10 students) – prior registration
19:00/20:00 – The solar system in 3D – pre-registration
14th of July
20:00/21:00 – The solar system in 3D – pre-registration
21:00/21:45 – Lecture “Life Cycle of the Stars” – by amateur astronomer Ivo Pereira
21:45/24:00 – Night observation
15th of July
17:00/18:00 – Reading of the Sundial / Observation of the solar disk – spots, bulges and spectrum – prior registration
18:00/19:00 – Hunting for asteroids (group of 10 students) – prior registration
16th of July
10:00 – Mobile Planetarium in sessions every hour at 10, 11, 12, 14:30, 15, 16 and 17:00 (30/35 minutes each session)
10:00/11:00 – Sundial reading; observation of the solar disk (spots, bulges and spectrum) – prior registration
11:00 – Launch of a balloon into the stratosphere
11:00/19:00 – Monitoring the evolution of the balloon by the respective team
13:00/15:00 – Convivial lunch (guests, astronomers and families)
15:00/16:00 – Launch of water/propellant rockets (groups of young people/schools) 16:00/17:00 – Hunting for asteroids (group 10 students) – prior registration
17:00/18:00 – The solar system in 3D – pre-registration
17:00/19:00 – Pause for final monitoring of the balloon’s evolution
19:00/20:00 – Lecture “Astronomy in Madeira” – Laurindo Sobrinho
20:00/21:15 – Light dinner (guests, astronomers and families)
21:30/23:30 – Night observation accompanied by a brief Introduction to Astronomy course on site, by Fernando Góis, Laurindo Sobrinho and the astronomers Sílvio Martins, Ivo Pereira and Arlindo Cruz.
24:00 – Closing of activities
Samantha Gannon
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