The Virtual Telescope - Bellatrix Astronomical Observatory


	. Discover Your Sky! The Virtual Telescope, to celebrate its launch, invites participants to design projects and activities involving the use of its facilities which will be made available for schools to use: for this, it introduces the "Discover Your Sky!" competition. What would you do with a Virtual Telescope? Imagine being an astronomer for one night: what would you like to observe and why? Asteroids, comets, variable stars, galaxies, nebulae are just some of the objects you can consider: fly away with your imagination! You just need to create a project involving the Virtual Telescope instruments, accordingly with your needs. Let your imagination be your guide! Joining our Forum, you can form international teams, for joint projects. If you decide to join the competition, which is absolutely free, let's us know, so we will keep you posted! There are three categories in the competition: Age group 1: Pupils less than 15 years old; Age group 2: Pupils between 15 and 19 years old Age group 3: Adults. The competition entries, to be sent no later than 28 Feb. 2007, will be judged in March 2007 and participants will be awarded prizes for their personal enjoyment and allocated schools. Prizes will consists in free observing time at the Virtual Telescope, books and other astronomical gadgets. Prize winners will be invited to share their experiences at the 2nd Virtual Meeting on Amateur Astronomy to be held on the Internet late in late April. For details and questions, click here.

Discover Your Sky!

The Virtual Telescope, to celebrate its launch, invites participants to design projects and activities involving the use of its facilities which will be made available for schools to use: for this, it introduces the "Discover Your Sky!" competition.

What would you do with a Virtual Telescope? Imagine being an astronomer for one night: what would you like to observe and why? Asteroids, comets, variable stars, galaxies, nebulae are just some of the objects you can consider: fly away with your imagination!

You just need to create a project involving the Virtual Telescope instruments, accordingly with your needs. Let your imagination be your guide!

Joining our Forum, you can form international teams, for joint projects.

If you decide to join the competition, which is absolutely free, let's us know, so we will keep you posted!

There are three categories in the competition:

Age group 1: Pupils less than 15 years old;
Age group 2: Pupils between 15 and 19 years old
Age group 3: Adults.

The competition entries, to be sent no later than 28 Feb. 2007, will be judged in March 2007 and participants will be awarded prizes for their personal enjoyment and allocated schools. Prizes will consists in free observing time at the Virtual Telescope, books and other astronomical gadgets. Prize winners will be invited to share their experiences at the 2nd Virtual Meeting on Amateur Astronomy to be held on the Internet late in late April.

For details and questions, click here.