ISLAMABAD: The Space Education Research Lab, National Centres for GIS and Space Applications (NCGSA), will organise the “astronomy camp 2023” for space enthusiasts from March 3 to March 5.
An official of NCGSA said that the camp aims to enhance the curiosity of young space enthusiasts about space science, technology, and its uses for socioeconomic advancement.
The camp will cover the basics of astronomy, observational astronomy, and computational astronomy, among other fascinating aspects of astronomy.
Principles of astronomy
Students will study the principles of astronomy, the creation of the universe, the Milky Way galaxy, using an astrolabe (an instrument from ancient astronomy), using a hands-on telescope, and building a telescope in the course “Fundamentals of Astronomy” (The Mathematics and Physics Behind).
Although the lecture on Observatory Astronomy will cover the background and principles of observational astronomy, astrophotography (the art of photographing the night sky), organizing an observation session, and seeing the night sky with a telescope and binoculars.
The computational astronomy session will include various activities, such as Stellarium: eyes on the sky, a virtual astronomy lab, and using CLEA to study Jupiter’s moons and the speed of light.
Besides interactive lectures, software resources, and observatory sessions, the camp will also feature these other elements. The Institute of Space Technology will host an astronomy camp open to students in Grades VIII through XII (IST).
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