Public Outreach
The Centre is dedicated to inspiring a fascination in the Universe through research and education. A range of public outreach
activities link the Centre to the public providing an educational and social benefit. This provides a great way to motivate and interest children in science as a career possibility. Our activities also meet a demand for a growing public interest in astronomy, giving the public a chance to interact with real life astronomers.
Cosmos
Written by professional astronomers for anyone with an interest in astronomy, Cosmos is the Swinburne Astronomy Online Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Entries highlight key scientific concepts and are enhanced through the use of images and animations. This first release of Cosmos occurs on Dec. 20, 2005.
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AstroTour
Join one of our AstroTours for a 3D journey through the Solar System and beyond. From planets to pulsars, galaxies to gravitational collapse, tiny meteorites to the largest structures in the Universe ... and everything in between. Our AstroTour guides are professional astronomers who will guide the trip through the universe and answer and questions along the way.
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Faulkes Telescope
The Faulkes Telescope project is a unique educational tool, designed to bring astronomy directly into the classroom. Dr Faulkes, a British businessman, has generously donated funds to build two professional-class robotic telescopes. Located in Maui, Hawaii and NSW, Australia the telescopes are bringing spectacular images of the northern and southern skies to school children in the UK, Australia and USA.
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Professional Development for Teachers
The Swinburne Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing will be running several Teacher Professional Development sessions
throughout 2006. Sessions will be conducted in our Virtual Reality Theatre and include 3D simulations and movies of astronomy and astrophysics concepts, powerpoint
presentations, and activities to take back to the classroom. Each session is designed to cover the astronomy and astrophysics syllabus at a particular school level.
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New Views of the Universe
New Views of the Universe are occasional public lectures given by CAS Staff in their respective research areas of astronomy and astrophysics. Three series have been presented so far (Series I in Feb./Mar. 2005, II in Nov. 2005 and III in May/June 2006).
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