The ESO Educational Office

The ESO Educational Office is part of the Public Affairs Department. The aim is to provide support of astronomy and astrophysics education, especially at the high-school level. This includes teaching materials, courses for teachers and specific educational projects, often in collaboration with partners such as the European Association for Astronomy Education (EAAE), the EIROforum, the European Commission and others.

News from the Educational Office

01.05.2008 Judging the entries for Catch a Star Researchers is taking a little longer than expected, but we aim to announce the winners as soon as possible. We will announce the winners for all categories at the same time. Thank you for your patience!

18.04.2008 Thank you for your votes in the Catch a Star Artists competition. We are currently processing the votes, along with the entries for the Researchers and Adventurers categories, and hope to announce the results for the whole competition around the end of the month.

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Catch a Star 2008

ESO and the European Association for Astronomy Education (EAAE) present the 2008 edition of 'Catch a Star', their international astronomy competition for school students. Now in its sixth year, the competition offers students the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime trip to ESO's flagship observatory in Chile, as well as many other prizes. Students are invited to 'become astronomers' and embark on a journey to explore the Universe. The deadline for entries is 29 February 2008, 17:00 CET . More...

The Venus Transit 2004

On June 8, 2004, Venus - the Earth' s sister planet - passed in front of the Sun as seen from the Earth. This very rare event lasted about 6 hours and was visible from most of Europe, Africa and Asia. It was followed by hundreds of millions of people all over the Earth. More...

 

The ESO/EAAE Journey Across the Solar System

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) and the European Association for Astronomy Education (EAAE) have produced a series of instructive Information Sheets about the various astronomical bodies - the Sun, planets, moons, etc. - in the Solar System. They are available in different formats and will be of interest to students and teachers, amateurs and others who want to get a quick overview of this exciting area of modern astronomy. More...

The ESA/ESO Astronomy Exercise Series

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have produced a series of astronomical exercises for use in high school. The prime object of the series is to present various small projects that will transmit some of the excitement and satisfaction of scientific discovery to students. More...