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Catch a Star!
Catch a Star!
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Events: Garching, Germany
Project: Catch a Star!
Event: Broadcast by webcast from ESO Headquarters (Garching, Germany)
This unique project revolves around a web-based competition and is centred on astronomy. It is specifically conceived to stimulate the interest of young people in various aspects of this well-known field of science, but will also be of interest to the broad public. Groups of up to four persons (e.g., three students and one teacher) have to select an astronomical object - a bright star, a distant galaxy, a beautiful comet, a planet or a moon in the solar system, or some other celestial body. Like detectives, they must then endeavour to find as much information as possible about "their" object. This information may be about the position and visibility in the sky, the physical and chemical characteristics, particular historical aspects, related mythology and sky lore, etc. At the end of the European Week of Science and Technology, on November 8th, 2002, beginning at 13:00 hrs CES (12:00 UT), the prizes will be drawn by lottery among the participating groups. This event will be broadcast by webcast and the outcome will be displayed via a dedicated webpage.
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