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EAAE Winter School
SUN AND AURORAS BOREALIS IN TEACHING ASTRONOMY
Enontekiö, Finland, December 28th
-30th
2013
Aurora Borealis in Enontekiö, February 2013 (photo I. Hannula, Finland)
Rosa M. Ros presented two workshops during the course in Enontekiö (Finland)
Workshop titled “The local horizon and
sundials”
The study of the horizon is crucial to
facilitate the students' first observations in
an educational center. A simple model that
has to be made in each center allows us to
make the study and the comprehension of
the first astronomical rudiments easier. The
model is also presented as a simple model of
an equatorial clock and from it; we can make
other models (horizontal and vertical).
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Report from Finland
Workshop titled “Stellar, solar and lunar
demonstrators”
This worksheet presents a simple method
to explain how the apparent motions of
stars, the Sun, and the Moon are observed
from different places on Earth. The
procedure consists of building a simple
model that allows us to demonstrate how
these movements are observed from
different latitudes.
Rosa M. Ros in the workshop in Enontekiö (photos
Juan Pedro Sanchez, Spain)
Irma Hannula presented a workshop ”Aurora Borealis- Colorful Celestial Dance” and gave a
short presentation about “Astrophotography with Camera on Tripod” during the course in
Enontekiö, Finland.
The workshop presentation gave both general
information and specific details about Aurora
Borealis as a celestial phenomenon, e.g. existence,
colors, forms and observation. Some tools for
exploring the existence of aurora were presented, as
well as the camera on tripod with tracking
equipment and cable release for photographing
auroras.
Irma Hannula in the workshop in Enontekiö
(photo Rosa M. Ros, Spain)