https://www.astro.ru.nl/wiki/ 2026-04-11T08:59:33+00:00 https://www.astro.ru.nl/wiki/ https://www.astro.ru.nl/wiki/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg text/html 2018-07-25T12:00:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.astro.ru.nl/wiki/outreach/4daagsefeedback?rev=1532520005&do=diff 4daagse feedback and things to remember This info is to be incorporated in the individual pages of the developed material... gravity demo * you need at least 2 people at the gravity demo to keep order. Children really like to play with the spandex and the marbles and will keep reaching for it. It also helps to have to have some conversations with people because this demo atracts 99% of all the people to the stand! text/html 2018-03-09T12:53:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.astro.ru.nl/wiki/outreach/archive?rev=1520600019&do=diff Archived outreach pages * Nederlandse Sterrenkunde Olympiade 2015 * Masterclass VWO Radio Astronomy 2012 + 2013 General Public Presentations Here are a number presentations PJG made for general public lectures. Feel free to use them or to use parts of them. Be careful! these are all very large (>10 Mb). Some movies may be missing. Please let me know and I will upload them separately here. text/html 2012-11-26T22:12:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.astro.ru.nl/wiki/outreach/bh-movies?rev=1353967921&do=diff Buiging van licht door een zwart gat * Let op: de video's hebben even tijd nodig om te laden! Zorg dat je je browser toestemming geeft om de video's weer te geven. * In het eerste filmpje zie je een panoramascene van een strand op een zomermiddag, met daarin een apart object: een zwart gat van ongeveer twee keer de aardmassa. In werkelijkheid zou zo'n zwart gat catastrofale gevolgen hebben voor onze hele planeet, de enorme zwaartekracht die het object op zulke korte afstand uitoefent zou in ee… text/html 2018-08-03T10:52:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.astro.ru.nl/wiki/outreach/committee?rev=1533293579&do=diff Current outreach requests Since early 2018 the outreach request administration has moved to Meistertask. If you have not registered to the outreach board on Meistertask: please do so by following the link below. You will then be able to see ongoing outreach requests, whom is responsible for them and what needs to be done to get them fully organised. text/html 2018-07-25T09:30:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.astro.ru.nl/wiki/outreach/exhibitionslides?rev=1532511046&do=diff Slides/Movie to display the work at our department A number of people around the department sent in material about the work we do at this department. It was compiled and edited for our exhibition during the Four Day's Marches in 2018. [The video used during the event (.m4v)] [The keynote file used for the above video (.key)] Export settings for the video were: 1080p video, 'playback'='self playing', 'go to next slides after'=0s, 'go to next build after'=0s text/html 2018-07-25T09:44:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.astro.ru.nl/wiki/outreach/exhibitiontelescopemap?rev=1532511882&do=diff Poster showing a map of telescopes our department works with For the exhibition during the Four Day's Marches in 2018 this poster was made to show all optical/radio/GW/partile telescopes we as a department work with. [The file used during the event (.pdf)] [The editable file used for the pdf above (.pages)] The page format is set to A0. Exporting to pdf for printing should be done at the highest resolution. text/html 2018-08-03T13:19:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.astro.ru.nl/wiki/outreach/gwkit?rev=1533302346&do=diff This page describes the contents, setup and possible demos for the gravity well demo kit. Setting up The GW demo setup consists of: * a trampoline frame (9 large steel-tube components: 6 ring segments and 3 U-shaped supports, plus 6 smaller connecting pieces for attaching the supports to the ring) text/html 2018-08-03T12:33:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.astro.ru.nl/wiki/outreach/handson?rev=1533299614&do=diff Hands on demonstrations 3D star-signs Three scale models of the star-signs “Orion”, “Big Dipper” and “Swan” have been made to show that stars within a star-sign often have no physical connection and are completely unrelated. It is only from our view point in space that the stars align such that we tent to see a figure in them. This can be demonstrated by looking through the text/html 2018-04-20T15:41:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.astro.ru.nl/wiki/outreach/livestreaming?rev=1524238914&do=diff This page explains how you can set up the camera and computer in the 35cm-dome for live-streaming the view through the 35-cm SCT. IN ADVANCE: Make sure you have a YouTube-account for which live streaming is enabled. You can request this feature from within your own account: open the YouTube home page and log in. When you go to your account overview (which shows up as the top-right round button in your youtube homepage when you are logged in) and clock on 'creator studio'. In the overview you th… text/html 2014-05-26T09:39:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.astro.ru.nl/wiki/outreach/main?rev=1401097199&do=diff Outreach This page contains material that is used in outreach projects, including presentations, PDF files with tutorials, exercises for masterclasses and useful links. Masterclass VWO Radio Interferometer May 29th, 2012 The instructions for the afternoon session (created by Pim Schellart) can be found here: text/html 2019-11-01T12:35:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.astro.ru.nl/wiki/outreach/materials?rev=1572611736&do=diff General Outreach Materials * Inflatable planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, ect.) and Sun * Planispheres * 2 green laser pointers * 1 Twister carpet with Astronomy content * 1 “Universe in a box” (look [HERE] for the complete list of items the box contains) text/html 2026-01-16T14:49:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.astro.ru.nl/wiki/outreach/outreachlist?rev=1768574953&do=diff Outreach/PR events This is a list of all outreach activities done by members of our institute. It includes talks, workshops, RIF and telescope tours, participation in the Open sterrenkijkavond, popular science articles, TV interviews, etc. When editing, please use one line per person, i.e. if two people participated in the same event, there should be two lines unless the time investment of both was exactly the same. 'Time spent' (1) should include all time you spent, including preparations an… text/html 2018-04-24T11:55:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.astro.ru.nl/wiki/outreach/projectpolicy?rev=1524570909&do=diff We occasionally get request from primary or secondary school students to supervise projects or help them out with materials for talks etc. The policy to deal with such requests is as follows: * If somebody in our institute wants to supervise such a project (as a personal initiative), then that is excellent, and of course encouraged. text/html 2017-03-03T16:37:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.astro.ru.nl/wiki/outreach/stargazing_evenings?rev=1488559048&do=diff Stargazing evening This page is meant for stargazing evening volunteers. Are you the speaker? 1. create a presentation for a general audience. 2. You or the organiser will have to start the movies for the evening in the adjacent lecture hall. text/html 2019-11-01T12:35:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.astro.ru.nl/wiki/outreach/telescoop_geschiedenis?rev=1572611748&do=diff Geschiedenis van de Optische Telescopen 35 cm telescoop De oorsprong van het hoofdinstrument Sinds 3 september 2004 is dit instrument operationeel. De telescoop is destijds nieuw aangeschaft. In het verleden is er een modificatie aan de tubes verricht, bedoeld voor de juiste balans toen de kijker nog in de originele vork werkte. Deze modificatie betreft het blokvormig contragewicht dat aan de achterzijde vastgeschroefd zit op de tubes. text/html 2019-11-01T12:37:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.astro.ru.nl/wiki/outreach/telescope_history?rev=1572611848&do=diff History of the Optical Telescopes 35 cm telescope 20 cm telescope text/html 2018-11-29T15:57:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.astro.ru.nl/wiki/outreach/telescope_tours?rev=1543507073&do=diff Training If you want to give telescope tours, you need to have had telescope training. Trainings are given for department members a few times per year. Contact the telescope guardian (contact info on this page) if you need training. Having been trained, it is always a good idea to accompany an experienced tour guide on a tour; contact the text/html 2018-11-14T15:43:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.astro.ru.nl/wiki/outreach/telescopepolicy?rev=1542210204&do=diff Policy for access to the domes This policy was written down by Paul Groot,27 Jan 2017 and edited by José Versteeg-Veltkamp, 14 Nov 2018: * Everyone that wants to use the telescopes should have obtained their telescope license. No exceptions. *