PRAGSAC and GSSTI will be having a Virtual Launch on Wednesday 2nd December 2020 at 1pm GMT
You are all invited to join the Virtual Launch on Zoom.
You are all invited to join the Virtual Launch on Zoom.
PRAGSAC in collaboration with the Ghana Space Science Technology Institute (GSSTI) was at Kutunse on 12th August 2020 to distribute face mask, sanitizers and other PPEs around the Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory (GRAO). This project was funded under the Extraordinary OAD call for COVID-19 related projects. The team with the help of the Assembly woman…
The “young astronomers” with their Patron CEPHAS completed the Prototype of the Radio Telescope in Kutunse, Ghana. Well done Katapor PRAGSAC team Update from Katapor PRAGSAC team The “young astronomers” and their Patron CEPHAS met during the holidays to continue their project on building the Prototype of the Radio Telescope in Kutunse, Ghana.
PRAGSAC Patrons, ERNEST and CATHERINE educating the astronomy club members about parts of the Radio Telescope, our solar system and comparison of the planet sizes and distances from the sun during their astronomy club session at Kutunse M/A schools at Kutunse. Well done Ernest and Catherine ????????
As part of their end of year project set aside by the young astronomers from Katapor, they have decided to build the Prototype of the Radio Telescope in Kutunse, Ghana. Below are the technical team(Katapor Patron, Cephas and the astronomy club members) working on their project.
PRAGSAC patron, ISAAC ARMAH having an astronomy club session with the club members/pupils at Gbawe Islamic school complex, within the Weija /Gbawe Municipal. The club members learnt how to identify radio telescopes and state the functions of it’s parts. Good job Isaac ????????
PRAGSAC PATRONS, PATIENCE AND DEBORAH educating the radio astronomy club members about HOW TO DETERMINE THE DISTANCES FROM THE SUN TO EACH PLANET during astronomy club session at Kutunse M/A BASIC 3 & 4 Kudos Patience and Deborah ????????
PRAGSAC patron, CEPHAS made a Teaching Learning Material (TLM) – Manila card to teach the astronomy club members about THE FUNCTIONS OF PARTS OF RADIO TELESCOPE during astronomy club session at Katakpor D/M Basic School in Katakpor near Pokuase.. Well done Cephas ????????
Prof. Benjamin Stappers, a Professor of Astrophysics in the Jodrell Bank Center for Astrophysics(The University of Manchester) and Ahenkorah Duodu Kingsley a PhD student of the University of Leeds interacted with the PRAGSAC club members at Kutunse M/A basic 1,2,3 and 4 students today to inspire them about Radio Astronomy.
The PRAGSAC team took part in the Eratosthenes’s experiment March, 2019 (measure radius of the Earth using the sun’s shadow) with Jerremite International School, West Legon and Unity Baptist Academy School, Achimota Ghana astronomy club members in a worldwide experiment.