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GalileoMobile is a non-profitscience education organization that brings astronomy closer to young people worldwide.
The GalileoMobile emphasis is on regions with little or no access to knowledge about astronomy. Created in late 2008 on an inspiration from the 2009 International Year of Astronomy, GalileoMobile is run by a group of astronomers, educators, and science communicators.
The GalileoMobile team organises workshops for teachers and astronomy-related activities for students in schools and villages To encourage follow-up activities GalileoMobile also donates a Galileoscope or a "You are Galileotelescope" a copy of the GalileoMobile Handbook, a UNAWE Earthball, and other educational material.
In GalileoMobile's first project the team travelled across the Andes High Plateau in
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GalileoMobile is a non-profitscience education organization that brings astronomy closer to young people worldwide.
The GalileoMobile emphasis is on regions with little or no access to knowledge about astronomy. Created in late 2008 on an inspiration from the 2009 International Year of Astronomy, GalileoMobile is run by a group of astronomers, educators, and science communicators.
The GalileoMobile team organises workshops for teachers and astronomy-related activities for students in schools and villages To encourage follow-up activities GalileoMobile also donates a Galileoscope or a "You are Galileotelescope" a copy of the GalileoMobile Handbook, a UNAWE Earthball, and other educational material.
In GalileoMobile's first project the team travelled across the Andes High Plateau in Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
, Bolivia, and Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = National seal
, national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...
in 2009. Since then, GalileoMobile has been to Bolivia (2012), India (2012), Uganda (2013), Bolivia and Brazil (2014), and Colombia (2014). Some team members have also carried out activities in Portugal, Nepal, United States, the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...
, Haiti, and Guatemala.
In 2015, GalileoMobile started the Constellation project. This project brings together schools from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru to create a South American network of schools . Their students were able to take part in “Space Exploration”, a series of astronomical outreach activities created especially for this project. GalileoMobile continues to support independently organising astronomical outreach in the Constellation group
The IAU
The International Astronomical Union (IAU; french: link=yes, Union astronomique internationale, UAI) is a nongovernmental organisation with the objective of advancing astronomy in all aspects, including promoting astronomical research, outreach ...
decided to endorse Constellation as a Major Cosmic Light programme of the International Year of Light 2015. The Office for Astronomical Development sponsored about 30% of the project.
References
External links
GalileoMobile web site
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