Replay: Big Astronomy Live! Meet CTIO
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), a program of the NOIRLab, is a complex of astronomical telescopes and instruments located in the remote foothills of the Andes mountains in Chile. The star of CTIO is the 4.0-meter Blanco telescope which features the...
Replay: Big Astronomy Live! Meet Gemini South
The International Gemini Observatory consists of twin 8.1-meter diameter optical/infrared telescopes located on two of the best observing sites on the planet. The Gemini South telescope is located on a mountain in the Chilean Andes called Cerro Pachón, where very dry...
November 23 – Real People, Big Astronomy: Alysha Shugart
Our next Real People, Big Astronomy event will feature Alysha Shugart, a Science Operations Specialist at Gemini South. It is her job to operate the telescope or take astronomical data with different instruments, assist astronomers, and analyze the data. She works on...
Replay: How Big Astronomy Leaders Got Involved in STEM
Learn about the making of the Big Astronomy Film, and how Ryan and Vivian from the Big Astronomy Leadership Team got involved in STEM Careers. Watch the REPLAY of this event here.
Replay: Big Astronomy Live! Meet Rubin Observatory
The goal of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory project is to conduct the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). LSST will deliver a 500 petabyte set of images and data products that will address some of the most pressing questions about the structure and evolution...
November 11 – Real People, Big Astronomy
Our next live event is on November 11 at 3 PM Chile Time, 1 PM EST Real People, Big Astronomy: Dr. Luis Chavarría Garrido Dr. Luis Chavarria Garrido is the Director of the Astronomy Program for the Chilean Government’s Ministry of Science. He carried out his doctoral...
REPLAY: Big Astronomy Live! Meet ALMA
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) -the largest astronomical project in existence- is a single telescope of revolutionary design, composed of 66 high precision antennas located on the Chajnantor Plateau, 5000 meters altitude in northern Chile....
Replay: NightSchool – Astronomy in Chile
Chile isn’t called the astronomy capital of the world for nothing: During a NightSchool event highlighting the Big Astronomy planetarium show, learn about Chile’s long history of astronomical discovery, its epic mountain observatories, and the diverse collaboration of...
October Educational Events
This October, Big Astronomy is honored to be hosting professionals who work at some of the most advanced observatories in the world in educational events. These events will share the stories of each observatory - how they came to be, some of the details on the...
Replay: Educational Activity Demonstration by Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Check out a few of the educational activities created to enhance the Big Astronomy film experience by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Vivian White, Director of Free Choice Learning, demonstrates how typical street lamps cause problematic light pollution, and...
