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Viaje al Universo - Monday September 30th to Friday October 4th

September 25th, 2013

Monday September 30th

8:00 to 13:00 hours Almirante Latorre School
18:30 to 20:00 hours Galileo Teacher Training Program
Salsa J workshop for teachers at San Joaquin School, La Serena

Tuesday October 1st

8:30 to 13:00 hours San Joaquin School, La Serena
15:00 to 18:00 hours Los Carrera School, Coquimbo
16:00 to 21:00 hours Saint Mary School, El Milagro, La Serena

Wednesday October 2nd thru Friday October 4th

Visit to Combarbalá, Cruz del Sur Public Observatory
Schools and institutions from the whole area of Combarbalá will come to the site

Programs:

Astronomy talks
Starlab shows
Rocket launching workshop
Stargazing
FamilyAstro activities

Institutions:

Gemini Observatory
Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory
Las Campanas Observatory
University of La Serena Outreach Center
University of La Serena, Physics and Astronomy Department
Cruz del Sur Public Observatory, Combarbalá
City Hall of La Serena
City Hall of Combarbalá
Department of Turism, City Hall of La Serena

Gemini Observatory Participants

Gemini's mission is to advance our knowledge of the Universe by providing the international Gemini Community with forefront access to the entire sky.

The Gemini Observatory is an international collaboration with two identical 8-meter telescopes. The Frederick C. Gillett Gemini Telescope is located on Mauna Kea, Hawai'i (Gemini North) and the other telescope on Cerro Pachón in central Chile (Gemini South); together the twin telescopes provide full coverage over both hemispheres of the sky. The telescopes incorporate technologies that allow large, relatively thin mirrors, under active control, to collect and focus both visible and infrared radiation from space.

The Gemini Observatory provides the astronomical communities in six participant countries with state-of-the-art astronomical facilities that allocate observing time in proportion to each country's contribution. In addition to financial support, each country also contributes significant scientific and technical resources. The national research agencies that form the Gemini partnership include: the US National Science Foundation (NSF), the Canadian National Research Council (NRC), the Chilean Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID), the Brazilian Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação, the Argentinean Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, and the Korea Astronomy and Space Institute (KASI). The observatory is managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA) under a cooperative agreement with the NSF. The NSF also serves as the executive agency for the international partnership.

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