Category: For Everyone
- Date: 11 Feb 2015
- Comments: (0)
- Categories: Astro News, For Everyone, Images/Videos
Astronomical Research Presentations Here’s the challenge… In two minutes (or less) explain your (often very complex) research topic to a group of your peers. Sound difficult? Well maybe, but that didn’t stop the astronomers who live and work on the Big Island of Hawai‘i from presenting at the first Hilo Research Jamboree. A wide-range of […]
- Date: 9 Feb 2015
- Comments: (0)
- Categories: For Everyone, Human Interest
Gemini’s science staff have a long-history of mentoring students participating in the REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) and the PIA ( Práctica en Investigación en Astronomía) programs in a partnership with the Cerro-Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in Chile. The examples on this page highlight recent intern/mentor-ships at Gemini South. Gemini staff astronomer Bryan Miller helps […]
- Date: 7 Feb 2015
- Comments: (0)
- Categories: For Everyone, Host Communities, Outreach
Welcome to the second decade of Journey through the Universe Journey though the Universe “Journey” is Gemini North’s flagship outreach program bringing local Astronomy educators and others from around the country to Hilo classrooms. The events range from master educator workshops, to the free family science day at the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Education Center, and astronomer visits to […]
- Date: 6 Feb 2015
- Comments: (0)
- Categories: For Everyone, Images/Videos
A Facial Optical Illusion *The exposure time was set to be long enough to bring out the faint details of the nebula and as a result the illuminating star was overexposed, producing this odd effect. -Tom Geballe, Gemini Astronomer Humans have a long history of ‘seeing’ familiar objects in photographs taken of unfamiliar landscapes. Examples like […]
- Date: 6 Feb 2015
- Comments: (0)
- Categories: Español, For Everyone, Human Interest
Gemini South Intern Profiles You might say it’s “Intern Season” at Gemini South where a total of 4 students are currently kicking off their 2015 internships. Watch this blog from more updates. Marcel Dussert Marcel Dussert is a student of Information Systems and Management Control Engineering from the Universidad Católica del Norte in Coquimbo, Chile. Marcel is working […]
