The
Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope:
Experience with schools, training of students
and future prospects
Experience with schools, training of students
and future prospects
5.They make travel and accomodation arrangements with the help of
ING.
6.Fly to La Palma. Stay at the observatory’s residence.
7.Day 1: Visit to the observatory. Finish preparation of
observing programme.
8.Day 2: Telescope and instrument set up. Observations.
9.Day 3: Data reduction and start of research.
10.Return. The students prepare a report. Dissemination in the
school, on web pages, articles,
etc.
The observing programme can be their own, one of ING’s
PR projects or a collaboration
with a professional research programme.
This pilot programme started in 2000. Since then we have
had several visits and more are
scheduled in the next months.
2.
The JKT experience with schools