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Modern facilities in astronomy education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2006

Hayk Harutyunian  and
Areg Mickaelian
Hayk Harutyunian
Affiliation:
Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, Armenia email: [email protected]
Areg Mickaelian
Affiliation:
Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, Armenia email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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Astronomical education is entering a new stage of development which is closely connected with the development of new technologies for communication, computing and data visualization. We discuss this evolution in the context of astronomy education in Armenia. As students spend only a short time in Byurakan Observatory for training in observations, they are not able to carry out systematic astronomical observations. Hence their training places emphasis on the use of astronomical archives and analysis of observational data obtained previously with the Byurakan telescopes and other ground-based and space telescopes. Thus, one of the aims of the Armenian Virtual Observatory is to support the training of students in this modern context.

Keywords

Astronomy educationArmenia
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Special Session SPS5: Astronomy for the developing world , August 2006 , pp. 263 - 264
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2007