AstroDay Chile 2017
Gemini South’s annual AstroDay Chile is one
of the biggest outreach events at Gemini
South, gathering representatives from both
the most influential scientific observato-
ries in the country and the largest amateur
observatories of the Región de Coquimbo.
More than 1,200 people participated in this
year’s AstroDay Chile, which was held (for the
first time) at the Christ School in Las Compa-
ñías, La Serena, on Friday March 24th.
During the 2017 event, dozens of exhibitors
shared the latest news about the science and
technology related to astronomy in Chile.
Thousands of people of all ages flooded the
workshops and presentations prepared for
the event, which included portable plan-
etarium shows, scientific lectures, FamilyAs-
tro workshops, 3D movies, video games, and
more. The images here show some highlights
of the diverse events.
Alexis Ann Acohido is a Media Relations and Lo-
cal Outreach Assistant at Gemini North. She can
be reached at: [email protected]
Manuel Paredes is the Communications Coor-
dinator at Gemini South. He can be reached at:
[email protected]
Figure 8 (top).
Gemini Administrative Specialist, Adriana
Gutierrez, talking with the public about the
technology used by the Gemini South telescope.
Figure 9 (middle).
Students get some hands-on experience in the
spectroscopy workshop guided by Juan Seguel,
EPO NOAO-S Coordinator from the Cerro Tololo
Inter-American Observatory (not shown).
Figure 10 (bottom).
AstroDay Chile attendees waiting to observe
Jupiter and its moons through a CTIO public
outreach telescope.
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