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Activities |
During last years, our
center accomplished a lot of activities, with the presence
of many participants and students from Tirana, Durrėsi,
Shkodra and Vlora. Co-operating with 'Uranoscope d'e France'
we also observed the sky outside of our country.
Future activities of QSHA:
Activty 1,
100 Hours of Astronomy is a
cornerstone project of IYA. During 100 hours, from 2 to 5
April, millions of people all over the world will
participate in activities of sky discovering and
observation.
| Date |
Organizer |
Place |
Hour |
Title of activity |
Description |
| 2 April |
QSHA |
FSHN, Tiranė |
1700 |
From Galileu to us |
Observation of
interesting sky objects with our 20cm telescope.
Demonstration of Galileu telescope.
Photo. |
| 3 April |
QSHA & Aleance
Francaise de Tirana |
FSHN, Tiranė |
1200-1600 |
Around the world with 80
telescopes |
Discussion about
actual work on the most powerful telescopes in the
world. |
| 4 April |
QSHA |
Dajti mountain,
Tiranė |
1900 |
Stars, Constellations, Celestial Sphere |
Lecture about
orientation in the sky. |
Activty 2,
Stars night in Tirana.
|
Date |
Short description |
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8 june 2009 |
For several hours, dozens of students from high school Aleks Buda, members of
Aleance Franceze in Tirana and also members of the association Ex-students in France observed the Saturn and the Moon.
In the building B of Faculty of Natural Sciences, two poles of interesting
scientific discussion has been created: in the roof, where the telescope showed Saturns rings; in the
hall of the third floor around a astrophotos exposition, gift of French Embassy in Tirana.
Photo 1,
Photo 2,
Photo 3,
Photo 4,
Photo 5.
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Activity 3,
Constallations Night in Dajt.
On Thursday of 11th
June, about 50 young people of Tirana, mostly from the physics branch of Faculty
of Natural Sciences, Tirana University, have undertaken a several hours
excursion in Dajti Mountain for observing the stars of a spotless portion of
night sky. With sky maps on hands and small observation instruments on eyes,
they analyzed carefully constellations of Gemini, Leo, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor,
Corona Borealis, Virgo, Scorpions, Bootes, Hercules, Draco and Lyra. The
orientation in the spring sky is very simple with Arcturus, Regulus and Spica,
but also with Vega, Deneb, Altair, Antares and always with Polaris.
Activty 4,
Conference on "Astronomy during 400 years".
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Date |
Short description |
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3 October 2009 |
Conference on the history of astronomy, the
traces in our country, the future of this science. |
Here are some of our
past activities:
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Total Solar Eclipse in
Egypt. 2006 March 29. Co-operating with Uranoscope de
France,
Photo.
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Transit of Venus. June
2004.
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Transit of Mercury.
May 2003,
Photo.
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Viewing Mars when it
is closest to the Earth from thousands of years ,
Photo.
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Aurora Borealis in
Finland, co-operating with the Uranoscope de France.
February 2003,
Photo
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Vishnje, August 2002.
The first night of the stars in Albania.
Photo 1,
Photo 2.
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