Introduction: activities during 2003 Visitor Center News...
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Auger Collaboraion Meeting, Malargüe, March 2004.Greg Snow and Beatriz García
Outreach and EducationPierre Auger Project
• Introduction: activities during 2003• Visitor Center News (Statistics)• Eureka Opening• Educational Activities of PAO in 2003• Plan of Activities for 2004
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Visitor Statistics: 2002, 2003
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National vs. Foreign Visitors
Argentina
Foreign
Compiled by Analía Cáceres
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Auger Poster Competition, April 2003
Six entries submitted
• Both versionsin English andSpanish will be posted on Auger web site (PDF)
• High resolutionprints availableon request
• 45 cm × 60 cm• US $7.00 each
plus mailing• Contact G. Snow
The winner by a widemargin
Some preferversion with noshower cartoon
Framed posters sent toU.S. National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, and Universities Research Association
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Auger collaboration participatesin Malargüe Day parades
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New to the Visitor Center
• Portable beeping Geiger counter display• Great to introduce cosmic rays in public or student talks• 10 units produced by Fermilab electrical engineering department• 2 for Visitor Center are here• A few collaborators purchased a unit for their institution• Cost: US$ 500• If sufficient demand, another batch can be made, perhaps slightly
cheaper• Contact G. Snow
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Eureka Science Museum in Mendoza
Public opening of the Auger exhibit at the Eureka Science Museum in Mendoza on November 22, 2003
The contributions of
• Eureka museum staff• Mexican collaborators (SD tanks)• Torino group/INFN (FD mirrors)• Milano group/INFN• UTN-Mendoza and San Rafael
groups• University of Cuyo• Auger staff in Malargüe• University of Nebraska• Fermilab
are gratefully acknowledged for their contributionsto the success of the Eureka exhibit
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Eureka Science Museum
• Mexican prototypeSD tanks
• Outfitted by UTN,Mendoza, group
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Press coverage, press releases
Mendoza
Eureka exhibit opening
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Eureka Science MuseumFormer Los Leones prototype mirrorsdonated to Eureka by Torino group/INFN
Children are fascinated by it!
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Eureka Science Museum
PCs, brochures, postersElectronics displays
BeepingGeigercounterdisplay
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Eureka Science Museum
History of cosmic ray physicsin Argentina and Auger details
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Auger Exhibit Inauguration
• Governor elect ofMendoza Province,Ing. Julio Cobos
• Presscoverage
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Auger Exhibit Inaugural Speeches
• Sra. Lilia Dubini, Eureka museum director• Dr. Alan Watson, Auger spokesperson• Dr. Johannes Blümer, Auger spokesperson• Prof. Thomas Lohse, Humbolt University, HESS experiment• Ing. Jorge Calzoni, Vice President CNEA• Dr. Roberto Semenzato, Italian Embassy• Sra. Maria Landa de González, Mexican Embassy in Mendoza• Sra. Kathleen Barmon, U.S. Embassy• Dr. Rolf Schumacher, German Ambassador to Argentina• Dr. Celso Jacque, Mayor of Malargüe, National Senator elect• Dr. Raúl Rodríguez, Mayor elect of Malargüe• Ing. Arturo Somoza, Vice Rector of National University of Cuyo• Ing. Julio Cobos, Governor elect of Mendoza Province
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2003 Activities at the “CENTRO DE VISITANTES”
All the year:• Public Visits, Monday to Friday 17:00 hs.
Schools, Colleges, Universities, Elementary level, and public in general.
• Saturdays or Sundays, by demand from Schools or Tourism office of Malargüe.
• Permanent update of the Observatory Lectures (Analía, Andrés, Xavier, Beatriz)
• Permanent update of brochure and posters.• During 2003, 5678 persons visited our Center.
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Visitors at the Center
October, 17 de 2003 - 57 persons – 7º grade School 1-492 Delia E. de Salania.GENERAL ALVEAR - MENDOZA
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Little students at the Center
October 21st, 2003 - 60 “little persons” – Elementary level School: Rufino Ortega MALARGÜE – MENDOZA
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More students ...
October 21st.,2003 50 persons 7th Grade School 1-626 Gilberto Suárez LagosMAIPU – MENDOZA
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Hands-On Physics Methods Course by Rebeca Lopez
Teachers presenting their own hands-on activities
Rebeca explaining discoveryactivities using simple
materials
• Two evenings during April 2003collaboration meeting
• 22 participants from all gradelevels
• Teachers gave positive feedbackon the course
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Workshop on Astronomy 1
May 14, 21, 28 and June 4, 11, 18 2003Number of assistants: 360 persons
Summary of Talks:• The Solar System. • The Seasons and the Zodiac. • Archaeo-astronomy at San Rafael.• The Cosmic Rays. • The Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum.
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Mars Closest Approach
• August 25th. Public Conference at UTN, Mendoza, for 300 persons (with debate and observation)
• August 27th. Public Conference at the Convention Center - Malargüe for 250 persons.
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Special Conferences for Schools
The Solar System• September 4 . Escuela Savio. 7th grade.
67 personas.• September 10. Escuela Savio. 7th grade.
75 personas.• September 16 . Escuela Ranco. 7th grade.
20 personas.• September 24. Escuela Emilio León. 14 persons.
TOTAL: 176 persons.
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Workshop on Astronomy 2
October 22, 29 on November 5, 2003TOTAL: 225 persons
Summary of Talks
• Observational Theory • Observations of the Moon. • Observation of Mars.
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The Solar System for primary Schools
October 29, 2003
Primary Schools of Malargüe
450 persons at the Convention Center
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Solar System for primary Schools
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Science Fairs
– Cosmic Rays /(Advisors!).• 1st. Prize, local step.• 1st Mention, Province presentation (southern zone).• 1er. Prize Fair of Sciences in Jujuy.
– Stand in “Feria Regional de Ciencias y Tecnología” Provincial, General Alvear.Sep. 25, 26 and 27, 2003 The approximate number of visitor to the fair was 3000! . 270 persons between students and teachers of San Rafael, Malargüe and General Alvear participated.
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Science at General Alvear!
Analía Cáceres and Andrés Risi
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Articles about PAO
• RumbosMagazine (Los Andes)
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Eureka opening
• “The Universe formation in a children´s language”
Article at Los Andes by Paola Bruno(November 22nd, 2003)
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Daniel Camin and Roberto Zemenzatto
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More about PAO
“The biggest Observatory in the Word”
La Nación, Sept. 8th. 2003. article by Nora Bär
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Other ActivitiesEclipse
• Total Lunar Eclipse at Los Leones . May, 2003.
Photo by Andrés Risi
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Aerolite at Malargue!!!
• A great campaign in all the region; the aerolite (or its parts!) was not found.
August, 2003
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Aerolite at Malargue!!!
Thanks Paul Mantsch!
Fede Suárez, Andrés Risi
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DiplomasSD Names
• November, 2003
• For school participants in selection of names for the Surface Detectors.
• Observatory representatives in the event: Paul Mantsch, Carlos Hojvat, and Gualberto Avila
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Library in the VC
• Titles in various languages.• The PAO have several books on Physics and
Astronomy in different languages.• The complete list of titles, with description of
contents, in the Web page• The PAO has a complete collection of "Ciencia
Hoy“, an Argentine magazine of Scientific Outreach.
• Several issues of magazines with Auger News, donated by the members of the collaboration, are available
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. Visitor Center Web Page
• Professional web developers enlisted permanent updates!Thanks to Alejandra Cicero and Javier Gitto
• What's available on the web page?
News, Links, Members, Contacts, Ecology of the site, FAQ and more!
• English version is ready!
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Visitor Center Web Site
News at the Web, and by e-mail
Monthly news and events E-mail bulletinActual external Auger mailing list: 60 people
Home page
News postings
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More News ...
Southern Hemisphere sky
Available every month at the Web page!
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2004 Activities
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Michigan Technological UniversityScholarship
• One student from Malargüe supportedfor 4-year program every other year
• Tuition, room and board, fees covered
• Students selected by Malargüe’sschool principals and mayor
• 1st student enrolled Autumn 2001• Angelo Chialva graduates May 2004• Mechanical engineering
• 2nd student enrolled Autumn 2003• Emanuel Marinaro• Biomedical engineering
• Other Auger institutions are encouragedto initiate such a program
Dave Nitz and Angelo Chialva at MTU
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Mars in 2004
Marte: vivo o muerto?February 23 and 24, 2004
Mars: Dead or Alive?
• Mars Missions
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What can we learn from these conferences? Mars Sky spectrum
Chemical Composition
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Geology from other world !
Images by Opportunity at Meridiani Planum
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Mars 3D Images! With anaglyphs
February 24th, VC
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Schedule for Special presentations in 2004
When and What can we learn?
• June 8th. Transit of Venus (History, patterns of change, Celestial Mechanics, characteristics of the Sun and Venus)
• June 11th Cassini in Saturn (Objectives of the Mission to the Planets, Technology, Planetology, Exo-biology, Geology, Evolution of the Solar System)
• October 27-28th The Moon eclipsed (History, Kepler Laws, Newton Laws, Relative movements, Gravity action, Tidal forces, Mechanics, Characteristics of the Moon and of the Sun-Earth-Moon System)
• November 5th Venus-Jupiter conjunction (Ephemeredes, Historical observations, predictions, Characteristics of the Solar System)
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Transit of Venus
• For the first time since 1882, Venus will glide across (transit) the face of the Sun on June 8th,taking 6 hours 12 minutes to complete its journey. The entire transit is visible from Europe, Africa (except the far west), the Middle East, and Asia (except the far east)
The second and final Venus transit of the 21st century occurs in 2012; the next pair of transits doesn't take place until 2117 and 2125.
transit of Venus on December 6, 1882 Vassar College
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June 11, 2004 (19:32 UTC):Flyby of the furthest moon orbiting Saturn, Phoebe, at an altitude of 2,000 km
July 1, 2004: Crossing of Saturn's Ring Plane during the spacecraft's critical Saturn Orbit Insertion sequence.
Key dates of the Saturn Tour are
Next June!Cassini in Saturn
Dec. 25, 2004: 02:00 UTC Huygens probe separates from the Cassini orbiter and begins its 22 day journey to Titan.
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Total Lunar Eclipse
• The second total lunar eclipse of 2004 is visible from the Americas, Europe, most of Africa, and western Asia on the night of October 27–28.
September 26–27, 1996, Sky & Telescope senior editor Dennis di Cicco captured this image of a total lunar eclipse.
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Venus and Jupiter as at the beginning of the Christian Era?
• Venus, again!Forms a dramatic "double star" with Jupiter before dawn on November 5th.
1st Astronomical Star Party at the Observatory gardens
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Auger 5th Anniversary in Malargüe
• March 17, 2004,marks 5 years since the groundbreakingceremony in 1999
• Commemorativeposter produced andframed to present to city officials, touristoffice, …
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Education Organizationfor Malargüe and Mza. Province
• Thursday evening (tomorrow) 20:00 – 22:00 in the Yellow Roomwe will have a meeting with teachers and administrators from Malargüe and other districts to discuss the future of courses, workshops, public talks, school visits, etc.
• We hope this informal discussion will guide our future steps inlocal education and outreach efforts.
• All Auger collaborators are invited to attend and participate inthe discussion. English-Spanish translation will be available.
• It should be FUN!
Auger Collaboraion Meeting, Malargüe, March 2004.Greg Snow and Beatriz García
Request from the Task Leaders
• If you or your institution initiates a certain education/outreachactivity (public talk, course for teachers/students, radiobroadcast, etc.), kindly inform Greg and Beatriz of theactivity and the content, in advance if possible, and how it was received.
• This will help us keep a complete record of Auger education/outreach efforts (for bi-monthly reports, etc.) and perhaps make new materials available more broadly.
• Thank you very much in advance!