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Astronomy Observatory in high school in Nueva Palmira


In 2008, a space observatory "in the astronomy course in high school," Dr. Perez Fontana Medulio "of Nueva Palmira. Is in charge of Prof. Heriberto Banchero and focuses on the dissemination of astronomical science in the most diverse areas, including the different levels of education.

Within this framework of disclosure has been made to date many different activities.

A regular classes observing heaven for freshmen in high school astronomy course with recognition of constellations, stars and planets (with and without astronomical instruments), adds the implementation of special classes with the use of latest educational software.


This program has been extended in the area of \u200b\u200bSecondary and high schools Conchillas Ombúes Lavalle, places the teacher in charge of the Observatory attended at the invitation of their teachers of astronomy in order to develop an evening class open sky with a telescope and theoretical use of multimedia resources.

activity in the field understood local coordinated work with sixth-grade classes from schools No. 7 and No. 8 in the town. There, high school students attended the school at night time that is centered in the Space Centre, accompanied by their teachers and parents. They gave talks on various topics of the curriculum that are in the area of \u200b\u200bAstronomy, and Planetary System and Origin and evolution of the stars .

Also within the school area, there was a kind of sighting the moon with a telescope for 5th year students of School No. 7 in the premises of the school.


Students High School Technical School Administration attending interested in various topics of astronomy, also attended to make a questionnaire on such topics, which created a very positive contact to consider the possibility of coordinating some activity night observation with students from the center .

The fall of the so-called Meteor Entre Ríos in early April 2008 and the sighting by students from high school, and especially 4th year (1st Bachillerato) brought, as a positive result, he visited the Lyceum Nueva Palmira, the director of the Department. Astronomy, Faculty of Science at the University of the Republic, Dr. Gonzalo Tancredi, accompanied by two college students majoring in astronomy interested in collecting reports from students about the meteor sighted, especially because they are doomed to study them instead of his fall and its features as a celestial body.

Within the same framework, we made an excellent talk on meteorites by the Master of Astronomy Nancy Sosa, who referred to Entre Rios, existing in the local museum, found in 1938 by Prof. Francisco Lucas Roselli close the mouth of Willow Creek, and other similar bodies have left traces highlighted in the history of these areas.


This space is open to all students or not, no age limits and / or training with an interest or concern about this ancient and fascinating science because there is always a pleasant chat, search for information, a wheel of scanning the sky Friends through the eyepiece of a telescope. Again, the high school "Dr. Perez Fontana Medulio "of Nueva Palmira extends its activities to the community and power networks interacting with other educational institutions.

Prof. Hugo Fernández

For more information: Liceo de Nueva Palmira