Dear Fellow Communicators,
The Pale Red Dot campaign is in full swing and we hope you have joined the live hunt for exoplanets around the closest star to the Sun, Proxima Centauri. The blog already has some very interesting and educative articles on the methods used to detect exoplanets. Scientists have already obtained several spectra from HARPS and have shared some behind the scenes snapshots from the life of an astronomer. Check out the images and videos that we have published so far. Follow them on Facebook and Twitter.
The abstract submission deadline for Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2016 Conference has been extended until 5 February. Don’t waste a moment if you still wish to participate in what may be the biggest astronomy communication conference so far. Follow the Facebook page, #CAP2016 and the website for more details.
Starting end of this month, you can submit your astrophotographs to the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Read more here and get your collection ready! The competition is organised by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and it has a series of attractive prizes.
Let’s reach new heights in astronomy together!
Lars Lindberg Christensen (lars@eso.org)
Head, ESO education and Public Outreach Department (ePOD)
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1 February 2016:
School students around the world are invited to take part in the 2016 Catch a Star astronomy writing contest.
To participate, students should submit a written report on an astronomical ...
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1 February 2016: As night falls, telescopes at ESO's observatories are just starting the night’s observations. But all of a sudden a strange phenomenon appears in the distance. What could this be? Let’s ...
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