TY - GEN
T1 - The SPIRIT Telescope initiative: Engaging students in contemporary astronomy
AU - Luckas, Paul
AU - Gottschalk, Kirsten
PY - 2018/10/1
Y1 - 2018/10/1
N2 - Now in its seventh year, the SPIRIT initiative remains unique in Australia as a robust web-enabled robotic telescope program funded for education and research. With multiple modes of operation including real time control, SPIRIT provides free access to contemporary astronomical tools for students and educators in Western Australia and beyond. The internet enabled telescope solution itself has proven an excellent model for low cost robotic telescope deployments, and the supporting education program has evolved over time to include a broad range of student engagement activities as well as opportunities to undertake authentic science. This paper summarises the technical solution and education program, and also examines the results from a recent Girls in STEM program of activities.
AB - Now in its seventh year, the SPIRIT initiative remains unique in Australia as a robust web-enabled robotic telescope program funded for education and research. With multiple modes of operation including real time control, SPIRIT provides free access to contemporary astronomical tools for students and educators in Western Australia and beyond. The internet enabled telescope solution itself has proven an excellent model for low cost robotic telescope deployments, and the supporting education program has evolved over time to include a broad range of student engagement activities as well as opportunities to undertake authentic science. This paper summarises the technical solution and education program, and also examines the results from a recent Girls in STEM program of activities.
UR - http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018RTSRE...1..205L
UR - https://rtsre.net/ojs/index.php/rtsreconfproc/about
U2 - 10.32374/rtsre.2017.019
DO - 10.32374/rtsre.2017.019
M3 - Conference paper
SN - 9780648399605
VL - 1
T3 - Robotic Telescope, Student Research and Education Proceedings
SP - 205
EP - 219
BT - Robotic Telescopes, Student Research and Education (RTSRE) Proceedings
CY - California
T2 - Robotic Telescopes, Student Research and Education
Y2 - 18 June 2017 through 21 June 2017
ER -