by Renae Kerrigan | Apr 10, 2021 | Live events, Toolkit
Join the Night Sky Network as we explore legends told about the night sky around the world and throughout time with this activity. Create your own story about a constellation visible in tonight’s sky! Watch a REPLAY of this event here.
by Renae Kerrigan | Mar 27, 2021 | Live events
Peter Moore is an electronics engineer who specializes in visible and infrared detectors used with astronomical instrumentation. He currently works at AURA / NOIRLab and has helped create the detector system used on the Dark Energy Camera. His work is...
by Renae Kerrigan | Mar 16, 2021 | Live events
Alex Jeraldo is the Coordinator of the cafeterias at CTIO and Gemini South. It is his job to make sure the kitchens are staffed and operating well, to feed all the staff who work on the mountains. We learned about Alex’s job, his background, and a little about his...
by Renae Kerrigan | Mar 5, 2021 | Live events
Educational Activity Demonstration: Your Place in the Galaxy Learn about our place in the galaxy, and a way to demonstrate this concept with your audiences in a demonstration by Vivian White, Director of Free Choice Learning at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific....
by Renae Kerrigan | Feb 26, 2021 | Live events
We spoke with Kathy Vivas, an Astronomer who works with the Dark Energy Camera on the Blanco Telescope at CTIO. She does her own research, and also works as a collaborator for the Dark Energy Survey. Kathy is from Venezuela, but has been living in La Serena and...
by Renae Kerrigan | Jan 19, 2021 | Live events
Celia Verdugo is an astronomer and Data Analyst at ALMA. It is her job to calibrate the ALMA radio telescope and take data for other astronomers. She works side by side with telescope operators who move the ALMA radio telescopes, and the astronomers who propose...
