Day 2: Instructors workshop for the “Astronomy in Ghana” OAD project.
Sessions:
Sessions:
- Our Place in the Universe
- Telescopes
- GRAO and Careers
Sessions:
Sessions:
The PRAGSAC team educating the JHS students about the Earth, Moon and Star(sun)
AstroPhy Ghana 2023 was a one-week, residential radio astronomy training school in Ghana. It focused on Astronomy Instrumentation and Observations Techniques targeting undergraduate and graduate university students. Its objective was to equip students with skills in Python programming, astronomical technical instrumentation, data reduction, analysis, and observational techniques. The primary aim of AstroPhy was to introduce students…
The presentation started around 9 am. About 150 students and 5 teachers were present, including the Head of Dormeabra Methodist School 1. The presentation was on “The importance of astronomy to Ghana. The presentation was well received with a lot of questions from the students and teachers.
The presentation which started at 12:05 pm was on “The importance of astronomy to Ghana. The pupils were curious and excited to learn about astronomy.