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http://xxx.itep.ru/abs/astro-ph/0109372"Hands-On Universe: A Global Program for Education and Public Outreach in Astronomy"
Authors: M. Boer (1), H. Pack (2), C. Pennypacker (3), A.L. Melchior (4), S. Faye (5), T. Ebisuzaki (6)
((1) CESR/CNRS Toulouse, (2) Northfield Mount Hermon School MA, (3) UCB/SSL/LBNL Berkeley,
(4) DEMIRM/CNRS Paris, (5) Lycee Jacques Decour Paris, (6) RIKEN Tokyo)
Comments: 4 pages, 1 figure, to appear in the proceedings of the ADASS X conference, Boston, October
2000, ASP conf. proc
а а Hands-On Universe (HOU) is an educational program that enables students to investigate the
а а Universe while applying tools and concepts from science, math, and technology. Using the
а а Internet, HOU participants around the world request observations from an automated telescope,
а а download images from a large image archive, and analyze them with the aid of user-friendly
а а image processing software. This program is developing now in many countries, including the
а а USA, France, Germany, Sweden, Japan, Australia, and others. A network of telescopes has
а а been established among these countries, many of them remotely operated, as shown in the
а а accompanying demo. Using this feature, students in the classroom are able to make night
а а observations during the day, using a telescope placed in another country. An archive of images
а а taken on large telescopes is also accessible, as well as resources for teachers. Students are also
а а dealing with real research projects, e.g. the search for asteroids, which resulted in the discovery
а а of a Kuiper Belt object by high-school students. Not only Hands-On Universe gives the general
а а public an access to professional astronomy, but it is also a more general tool to demonstrate the use
а а of a complex automated system, the techniques of data processing and automation. Last but not
а а least, through the use of telescopes located in many countries over the globe, a form of powerful
а а and genuine cooperation between teachers and children from various countries is promoted, with
а а a clear educational goal.
