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Welcome to the Australia Telescope Outreach and Education website. This site aims to provide the media and the general public with information about the Australia Telescope National Facility. We also provide educational resources on many aspects of astronomy.
Latest Education Newsletter Now Online
The first CASS Education Newsletter for 2010 is now available online.
It provides details about upcoming CASS teacher workshops and other professional development opportunities. Find out how you can joins a group of fellow science teachers on an astronomy tour to Hawaii. Read about PULSE@Parkes going international from Europe in December 2009 and the formation of CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science. You can find your way around the night sky with the Big Aussie Star Hunt summer sky tours or learn about an exciting new contest for high school students with the Gemini telescope.
If you are not already a subscriber you can also sign up to automatically receive future copies of the newsletter.
2010 ATNF Teacher Workshops: Registrations Now Open
Registrations are now open for two ATNF teacher workshops in early 2010.
"Astrophysics for Physics Teachers" is a one-day workshop at ATNF Headquarters, Marsfield on Friday 26 March 2010.
"Astronomy from the Ground Up!" is a three-day workshop for science teachers at the Parkes Observatory, 14 - 16 May 2010. This workshop will also qualify as a Galileo Teacher Training Program workshop, providing international certification.
New Observing Slots Available for PULSE@Parkes
Applications are now open for the 2009/2010 semester for observing slots for PULSE@Parkes. These are for sessions from October 2009 to March 2010. Places are limited so please apply early.
