Star Stories At Kottamia Observatory
TalkNaked-eye astronomy
3rd Shaw-IAU Workshop
Wednesday Oct. 13, 2021
UTC: 9:45 a.m. - 9:55 a.m. America/New_York: 5:45 a.m.- 5:55 a.m.
Thursday Oct. 14, 2021
UTC: 7:15 p.m. - 7:25 p.m. America/New_York: 3:15 p.m.- 3:25 p.m.
Ola Ali (National Research Institute of Astronomy & Geophysics)
Every year, hundreds of astronomy lovers visit Kottamia Observatory to enjoy the clear sky and learn about astronomy. Whether they are school students or adults, the observatory staff always creates a program that suits each group. Mostly, I prefer to work with kids 6-15 years old. At this age, kids are fascinated by the sky and are passionate to learn all about it. When designing a program about astronomy and night sky, I like to integrate stories from ancient astronomy mythology. This provides a fun learning experience and keeps the attention of my audience. Over the years, the outcome of these visits has been amazing. Some of my students choose astronomy as graduation projects. Others even chose to pursue astronomy academically.
About Ola Ali
Ola Ali is an assistant researcher at Galaxy lab., astronomy dep., National Research Institute of Astronomy & Geophysics, Egypt since 2013. She previously completed her bachelor's degree in Astronomy at the faculty of science, Cairo University. Right now she is carrying her master's degree in the field of open star clusters, also she is interested in giving lectures to the public about Astronomy.
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