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Light Curves and Roche Configurations of Near-Contact Binary AX Draconis [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2003
We completed the light curves of near-contact binary system AX Dra for 11 nights from March 2001 to May using the 61-cm reflector and VR filters at Sobaeksan Optical Astronomy Observatory.
Ho-Il Kim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES E SEUS SABERES DISCIPLINARES EM ASTRONOMIA ESSENCIAL NOS ANOS INICIAIS DO ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL

open access: yesEnsaio Pesquisa em Educação em Ciências, 2010
This paper presents some outcomes of a broader research on Astronomy Education in primary school teacher¿s education. From the analysis of the main astronomy subjects thought nationwide and the research outcomes, we identified a set of astronomy contents
Rodolfo Langhi, Roberto Nardi
doaj  

The Effect of Engineering Design-Based Science Instruction on 6th-Grade Students’ Astronomy Understandings

open access: yesScience Insights Education Frontiers
Astronomy education is essential for STEM education in primary schools, and integrating engineering design-based science education enhances student engagement and achievement in the field of space science.
Pınar Başpınar   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cross-sectional study of students’ knowledge of sizes and distances of astronomical objects

open access: yesPhysical Review Physics Education Research, 2018
This paper reports on the results from administering a modified version of the Introductory Astronomy Questionnaire (IAQ) to middle school students and preservice science teachers in Norway.
Vinesh M. Rajpaul   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

New audiences for old books: Using astronomy archives in school outreach activities

open access: yesEPJ Web of Conferences, 2018
The Royal Astronomical Society promotes the study of astronomy and geophysics and has recently committed to increasing public engagement with new audiences. The librarian, Sian Prosser has worked with the outreach, education and diversity officer, Sheila
Prosser Siân, Kanani Sheila
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics of extensive air showers around the energy threshold for ground-particle-based $$\gamma $$ γ -ray observatories

open access: yesEuropean Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, 2019
Very-high-energy $$\gamma $$ γ -ray astronomy based on the measurement of air shower particles at ground-level has only recently been established as a viable approach, complementing the well established air Cherenkov technique.
Harm Schoorlemmer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Could dementia be detected from UK primary care patients’ records by simple automated methods earlier than by the treating physician? A retrospective case-control study [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

open access: yesWellcome Open Research, 2020
Background: Timely diagnosis of dementia is a policy priority in the United Kingdom (UK). Primary care physicians receive incentives to diagnose dementia; however, 33% of patients are still not receiving a diagnosis.
Elizabeth Ford   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Galactic cosmic ray spectral measurements with the DAMPE space mission [PDF]

open access: yesEPJ Web of Conferences
The space-based DAMPE (DArk Matter Particle Explorer) detector has been taking data since its successful launch in December 2015. Its main scientific goals include the indirect search for dark matter signatures in the cosmic electron and gamma-ray ...
Cagnoli Irene, De Mitri Ivan
doaj   +1 more source

TeV GAMMA RAYS: OBSERVATIONS VERSUS EXPECTATIONS & THEORY

open access: yesActa Polytechnica, 2013
The scope of this paper is to discuss two important questions relevant for TeV γ-ray astronomy; the pursuit to reveal the origin of cosmic rays in our galaxy, and the opacity of the universe in γ-rays.
Frank Krennrich
doaj   +1 more source

Advanced, efficient primary beam modeling for the Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope [PDF]

open access: yes2016 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2016
BIGHORNS is a total power radiometer developed to identify the signal from the Epoch of Reionisation in the all-sky averaged radio spectrum at low frequencies (70-300 MHz). In October 2014, the system with a conical log spiral antenna was deployed at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) and has been collecting data since then. The system has
Adrian Sutinjo   +4 more
openaire   +5 more sources

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