VOVO –– AIDAAIDA WP5WP5 andand INAFINAF PlanPlan R. Smareglia , M. Ramella
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[email protected] 1 R. Smareglia – INAF-SI and INAF-OATs INAFINAF @@ VOVO--AIDAAIDA WP5: SA - Higher education and outreach Objectives: Share expertise and material between partner useful for: • Teachers of 14-18 yrs old students (high school) • University and doctoral students (High educational level) • General public • Amateur astronomers Main Actor and WP5TM: M. Ramella 2 R. Smareglia – INAF INAFINAF @@ VOVO--AIDAAIDA WP5: SA - Higher education and outreach Deliverables: – D5.1 (Month 4 (30 June)) List of Vo-Tools Identification of external outreach tools; Assessment of coordination with HOU (Hands-on University) with other EU- funded outreach act. – D5.2 (Month 15) First Release of : Software and on-line Documentation – D5.3 (Month 27) Release of : Software and on-line Documentation 3 R. Smareglia – INAF WP5-SA3 Service Activities for higher education and outreach Aim: • Identify VObs tools to be simplified for easy access by Target • Identify data subsets of interest of Target • Survey main existing astronomical outreach tools already available to Target – suggest VO compatibility Massimo Ramella, Strasbourg 17/3/2008 WP5-SA3 Service Activities for higher education and outreach Tools for high school teachers: • Display processed images + info • Sky Maps (macro-programmable, local catalogs) • “Simple” virtual observations (Le Stelle Vanno a Scuola) • Display processed spectra • Mini-database Massimo Ramella, Strasbourg 17/3/2008 WP5-SA3 Service Activities for higher education and outreach Special needs of high school teachers: • Documentation • Flexibility • Clear printed pages • Fast/light tools on a small database • +Off-line Massimo Ramella, Strasbourg 17/3/2008 WP5-SA3 Service Activities for higher education and outreach Tools for university students (and amateur astronomers): • Display images and spectra (raw -> final) • Sky Maps (fast and light) • Virtual observations (e.g.