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The OAE leaves this place. Join us on Bluesky and Facebook instead, same handle!
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Happy solstice everyone! A great opportunity to get back to this image series, the 3rd place in Still images of sunrise and sunset location over the year at our astrophotography contest last year. More info in the 🧵 📷 John Paul Pile/IAU OAE (CC BY 4.0) astro4edu.org/resources/medi…
12 images of sunset. Sunset moves from the left at the top, to the right in the middle, and back to the left at the bottom

ALT 12 images of sunset. Sunset moves from the left at the top, to the right in the middle, and back to the left at the bottom

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Taken with a smartphone from San Rafael, Bulacan, Philippines, the images capture the changing position of sunset over the year owing to Earth’s axial tilt and orbit around the Sun. From January to December 2022, they reflect the changing backdrop and position of the Sun at dusk
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Observe the changing foliage and the appearance of an electricity pole in October. This collection serves as a visual testament to the celestial dance between Earth and the Sun, and the natural transformations on the ground
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With the new @IAUastroEDU activity from Italy, your classroom will learn from terrestrial animals how they adapt to their environment and imagine how an alien would do the same in an extraterrestrial world astroedu.iau.org/en/activiti…
Poster for the December 2024 astroEDU activity "Identiki of an alien" with illustrations of three green aliens, one of them looking like E.T., the other two more reptiloid

ALT Poster for the December 2024 astroEDU activity "Identiki of an alien" with illustrations of three green aliens, one of them looking like E.T., the other two more reptiloid

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Students in their last two years of high school and recent high school graduates who have not yet started college/university can now apply for next year's three-week International Summer Internship at the OAE's host institution Haus der Astronomie in Heidelberg, Germany
Haus der Astronomie 💫@HdAstro12 Dec 2024
Vom 21. Juli bis zum 8. August 2025 findet wieder unser Internationales Sommerpraktikum für Schüler*innen der Sekundarstufe II und frischgebackene Abiturient*innen statt. Jetzt bewerben - die Frist endet am 17. März 2025! haus-der-astronomie.de/en/wh…
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IAU Office of Astronomy for Education retweeted
IUCAA Scipop@IUCAAScipop12 Dec 2024
Astronomy & Telescope Making Workshop MVP KBT College of Engineering, Nashik Teachers: 35 Mr. Prasad Adekar, Mr. Tushar Purohit & Mr. Maharudra Mate conducted the workshop with Sky Observation Session. @EduMinOfIndia @asipoec @ugc_india @astro4edu @IAU_org
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A glimpse behind the scenes of our sister office @Astro4Dev edu.inaf.it/in-english/unive…

Astronomy for development: it is about people, not the stars – EduINAF

Can astronomy create positive, sustainable change in society? Let's find out through the work of the IAU Office of Astronomy for Development, based in South Afr

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IAU Office of Astronomy for Education retweeted
IIAstrophysics@IIABengaluru27 Nov 2024
"Workshop on Teaching Astronomy in Tamil Nadu Schools" with IAU OAE India Centre & TASS. 🕑 Deadline: 28 November, 11:59 PM 🗓️ 6-8 December, 2024 📌 Bishop Heber College (autonomous) @astro4edu_India @astro4edu @tass_official @IndiaDST @asipoec @fiddlingstars @TNAriviyalP
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Let's build an exoplanet simulator in a box using your mobile phone and some very simple materials! With the activity “Exoplanet in a box” from Morocco, students learn and experiment about planets orbiting around other stars astroedu.iau.org/en/activiti…
Poster for the astroEDU activity Exoplanet in a box with photos of a cardboard box with slits and a mobile phone screen showing a transit lightcurve

ALT Poster for the astroEDU activity Exoplanet in a box with photos of a cardboard box with slits and a mobile phone screen showing a transit lightcurve

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This activity is the second of a series produced during the Sabir project from the OAE Center Italy. If you want to know more about this project, check out this interview with Stefano Sandrelli: astro4edu.org/news/so507Wq/

Sabir: students at the center of learning

A new set of activities produced in co-design in the Mediterranean area by the OAE Italy Center are in publication in AstroEDU. Let's talk about these innovative activities and about Sabir, the...

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The 1st Asian Regional Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy Education will take place in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 19-21 December 2024! NAECs, pre-service and in-service teachers, and educators from the SAARC and ASEAN regions are invited to register at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Poster for the 1st Asian Regional Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education 19-21 December 2024 in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

ALT Poster for the 1st Asian Regional Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education 19-21 December 2024 in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

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Organised by the OAE node Nepal, hosted by the Nepal Astronomical Society - NASO, this workshop will focus on advancing astronomy education in low-tech environments, particularly within the SAARC region
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We can't wait 😍 #ShawIAU2024
A countdown for the 6th Shaw-IAU-Workshop on Astronomy for Education starting in 32 minutes

ALT A countdown for the 6th Shaw-IAU-Workshop on Astronomy for Education starting in 32 minutes

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It's rocket science! The @IAUastroEDU activity for October 2024, “ 3…2…1… time for water rockets!” from Lebanon is the first of a series of activities produced during the Sabir project from the OAE Center Italy astroedu.iau.org/en/activiti…
Titlecard of the astroEDU activity 3, 2, 1 time for water rockets with a picture of children starting water rockets in a yard

ALT Titlecard of the astroEDU activity 3, 2, 1 time for water rockets with a picture of children starting water rockets in a yard

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Astrophysicist, science communicator, astro influencer: @claudiascosmos and @AstroKirsten talk about the secrets of astronomy dissemination on social media in the new edition of @edu_inaf's Universe World edu.inaf.it/in-english/unive…

Engaging, accessible and fun: astronomy on social media – EduINAF

Let's discover all the secrets of astronomy dissemination on social media with Kirsten Banks

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The 6th virtual Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education has been extended and will thus take place 12-15 November 2024! Special sessions include science achievements from first two years of JWST and evaluation in educational contexts. Register now: astro4edu.org/shaw-iau/6th-s…
Announcement of the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education

ALT Announcement of the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education

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Our website will be offline on Thursday, 12 September for maintenance work
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天文面面觀（Big Ideas in Astronomy）：人人必備的天文學知識。作為地球生命的一員，這些天文知識不可不知！中文版現已發布 astro4edu.org/media/bigideas…
Cover of the Big Ideas in Astronomy booklet in traditional Chinese

ALT Cover of the Big Ideas in Astronomy booklet in traditional Chinese

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That was in Chinese in traditional characters, one of the latest languages that Big Ideas in Astronomy is available in. Thanks to Sarah Wang for translating and to @astro4edu_India for preparing the booklet for publication
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You can find all our Big Ideas translations here: astro4edu.org/bigideas/trans…

Big Ideas in Astronomy: Translations

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