What is VSA anyway?
VSA, or Visnjan School of Astronomy, is a summer workshop of astronomy located in
the Visnjan Observatory, situated in the western part of the Istrian highlands, near the city of Porec, Croatia
. It represents a continuing experiment in an attempt to merge science and the education of young's, without the usual stress and unnecessary
authority exercised in other similar schools. Young people are treated like research colleagues in the scientific process. Created in the Visnjan Observatory, VSA
represents the result of many years' work of its organizers and founders. Twelve years till now VSA has been combining scientific work with learning, and throughout the years
it has followed many scientific moments (for example, in 1994 VSA followed the collision of the fragments of Schomaker-Levy 9). This year, is the year of the Perseids meteors maximum.
The M 8, "Laguna" nebula in Sagittarius, 60 second exposure through the Visnjan Observatory telescope. |
How did a typical day look like during VSA?
Getting up was around 12:30 -12:45am. Lunch. Then follow the data reduction
from previous night's observation. Lecture in English and Croatian language starts at 5pm and lasts for hour or 2. Dinner is at 7pm. The preparations for observation start around 8:30 pm
and the observations run from 9pm till 5:30am. Then all are supposed to go to bed.
VISNJAN OBSERVATORY
ul. Istarska 5, HR-52463 Višnjan, Croatia
tel/fax: +385 52 449 212
Contacts: Korado Korlevic
korado@astro.hr
When is it held?
VSA-2000, was held from 27of July, till 04 of August, 2000.
What equipment is/will be available?
Newton Ross telescope 410 mm/4.3, Meade 11", C-8/200mm CCD cameras ST-6, AP8
Audio-visual equipment: TV, video, etc. Computers and connection to Internet digital camera, scanners, projectors, library .....
How can I participate?
The majority of participants come from the astronomy
"Science fair's", but the workshop is open also for other students grade 14-18, selected to fill the quote from the application form and "support" letter of one of teachers from the school he/she is attending.
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Accommodation?
All participants sleep in multi - bed (Spartan?) rooms in a dormitory near the Observatory.
Meals are organized through the "Borgonja" restaurant nearby the dormitory. Somebody thinks their pizza is great.... but it is not often on the menu :o)
Is it expensive?
No! We suppose that the sponsors will cover the majority of expenses, so the participation fee would be 800
kunas (~110 EURO).
I am one of the most
promising crackpot computer games expert and balls breaker around. Seems interesting to me?
It's not for you. The workshop is intended to help the young's that have the science - technology - teaching career in mind
LECTURES
PROJECTS
EXCURSION
TRICK AND TIPS
ORGANIZERS AND SPONSORS:
hopeful list
Visnjan Observatory
Spaceguard Foundation - Croatia
ICSC - World Laboratory
Region of Istria
CARNet -
Croatian Ministry of Science
Union AAAA - Alpe Adria Amateur Astronomers
Visnjan Elementary School
EDCOM Computers - Porec
NAVAcom computers - Porec
You can become the sponsor in education also!
I want to find more?
http://www.astro.hr/vsa /index.html
REPORT VSA2002 - in CroatianREPORT VSA2002 - in English
