Projects, which are going to be done and areas of astronomy which will be covered in the theory and practically in ten days are:
- CCD photometry of the stars and NEO object
- Supernova search
- Automatization of the telescope
- Meteor observations
- Homepage VS-VSA
- Workmanship of astronomical optics
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Beside group work and practical work, all participants will have lectures together. Two excursions are planned, one in the Istrian Country Park and the other in sinchrotron Elettra (Center for nuclear research).At the end of the school, all relevant results will be presented in the magazine Acta Astronomica Visnianiensis, in other professional magazines and on the Web.The official languages are Croatian and English. There are 18 participants (half of them with no astronomical experience), a few students and some demonstrators.
VSA is held from 11th to 20th July 1997
ORGANISERS
- Višnjan Observatory
- Ministry of Education
- Country of Istra
- Open Society Institute-Croatia
- Union of the Astronomical Society of Alpe-Adria
- Elementary school of Jože Šuran in Višnjan
LECTURERS
- Dr. Steno Ferluga
- The last results in the measuring of microwave radiation COBE
- Professor Korado Korleviæ
- Design and workmanship of astronomical optics
- Written presentation of the scientific work
- NEO (Near Earth Objects)
- Velimir Vujnoviæ, B.S.
- Internet/CARNet
- Giovanni Sostero, B.S.
- Sinchrotron Elettra
- Herbert Raab, B.S.
- Dr. Krešimir Pavlovski
- News in stellar astronomy
- Slaven Garaj
TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT
- Newton telescope 410 mm/4.3
- C-8 / 200 mm
- All-Sky camera
- audio-visual equipment: videos, slides, etc.
- computers and connection to CARNet (Internet)
- CCD camera ST-6
- camera and digitizer
- library and literature
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD
All participants are situated in bedrooms inside a special building in Višnjan. articipants bring with them all objects of personal hygiene. A nearby elementary school’s kitchen will take care of the food. If participants do not find sponsors, they pay the accommodation and travel to and from Višnjan.
DAY AND NIGHT SCHEDULE
- 12 - 13 - getting up and lunch
- 13 - 16 - group work
- 16 - 18 - lectures
- 18 - 20 - dinner and resting
- 20 - 22 - preparation and departure to observation sites
- 22 - 24 - observations
- 24 - 01 - pause - breakfast
- 01 - 04 - observations
- 04 - 05 - return and sleeping
Day schedule will be adapted in the time of excursions. Groups that don’t have direct observations will observe meteors in their free time.
