Yasmin Catricheo | ACEAP Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program

Big Astronomy wins big

by Yasmin Catricheo | Jul 16, 2020 | Ambassadors

Big Astronomy wins “Best Astronomy Education” Award in the Dome Under Fulldome Film Festival. Melbourne: The Dome Under Fulldome Film Festival hosted its first planetarium film fest in Melbourne, Australia, on February 8 – 9. Big Astronomy: People Places Discoveries,...

Big Astronomy.

by Yasmin Catricheo | Jul 15, 2020 | Adventures, Ambassadors

It takes many people with diverse backgrounds, talents, and skills to run a world-class observatory. Meet a few of these people as they share the wonder of the sky—and the excitement of discovery. Explore the world-class observatories nestled in northern Chile’s...

The Triad Starfest: open to anyone with an interest in astronomy.

by Yasmin Catricheo | Mar 9, 2020 | Ambassadors, Conference, Meetings

The Triad Starfest, *Tri*Star* for short, is a conference of astronomers of all types, from novice to professional, for a full day of presentations, displays, and observing. The event allows astronomy enthusiasts to share ideas, learn about a range of astronomical...

Chile: connecting to the cosmos.

by Yasmin Catricheo | Dec 10, 2019 | Adventures, Ambassadors

Our 2019 Ambassador, Carla Johns has written this interesting article published in the magazine “Reflector” by the Astronomical League (page 18). I invite you all to marvel at Carla’s adventure during her trip through the observatories in northern...

IDATA around the world.

by Yasmin Catricheo | Nov 26, 2019 | Uncategorized

IDATA is funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and brings together blind and visually impaired (BVI) and sighted high school students and their teachers to create a fully accessible astronomy data request, retrieval and analysis software tool. Students...