Lesson 2 – Tour of the Solar System

Part I: Inter-schools Astronomy Quiz Competition The Astronomy in Ghana project climaxed with a quiz competition amongst the six clubs formed, where St. Martha’s Catholic Basic “B” School emerged as the winners. As part of the Inter-School quiz competition, an exhibition was held to assess students’ creative skills in modeling the 32-meter Ghana radio telescope….

Educational visit to the Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory (GRAO) The school astronomy clubs visited the Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory at Kutunse in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The students and the patrons had the opportunity to climb up the 32 m Radio Telescope , learn about the parts and functions of the Telescope, the…