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Education
The aim of our education program is to get students and teachers participating in research-based science education and improving their motivation to push the barriers of science education further.
Our Mission
To use astronomical research to inspire critical thinking and technical understanding in young people, and learners of all ages
There are 2 main types of information on this website:
- Activities
- These activities will get you started with the telescopes, you can use your own telescope observations or archived telescope data. The activites include a variety of software applications so that you can start doing science.
- How-to materials
- In this section you can find articles to instruct you how to use the astronomical software, how to apply for telescope time, how to create colour images and many more. You will also find some how-to guides (online books) we've written on general astronomy.