Welcome
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.
OPEN DAY Australia Telescope Compact Array
Date: Sat 17th July 2010 -- Free entry
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Where: Paul Wild Observatory
1828 Yarrie Lake Road
20km west of Narrabri NSW
This is a rare opportunity to tour the Australia Telescope Compact Array, the largest and most powerful radio telescope array in the Southern Hemisphere. Learn about the cutting edge science and how the telescope works.
** Telescope tours (flat enclosed shoes MUST be worn)
** Astronomy talks
** Displays & expert advice
** Hands on science activities with CSIRO Education
** Jumping castle and bbq lunch
Term 2 CASS Education Newsletter Online
The CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science Education Newsletter for Term 2, 2010 is now online.
In it you can find out more about professional development events including a two-day workshop for teachers in Tasmania, a trip to Hawaii and details of workshop sessions at CONASTA in July.
An update on PULSE@Parkes tells you how you can now access and analyse a the observations online. You can also find out about the Gemini School Astronomy Contest and Chromoscope, a great new website to view multiwavelength astronomy.
Astronomy Workshop for Tasmanian Science Teachers
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science in collaboration with the University of Tasmania is running at two-day workshop on astronomy for high school science teachers at the Mount Pleasant Observatory near Hobart, 19 - 20 July.
It provides high school science teachers with opportunities to:
* trial "hands-on" activities you can take back to the classroom
* meet and listen to Australian astronomers and talk with them about their work and the cosmos
* learn how to run a viewing night for your students and find your way around the night sky using the unaided eye and small optical telescopes (weather permitting)
* use powerful visualisation and other free software tools and learn how to incorporate them in your classes
and more.
