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Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC). € Spanish Government

Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC). € Spanish Government € Canary Islands Government (FEDER) Participation from Mexico and the U.S.A. GTC: GRAN TELESCOPIO CANARIAS. - Mirror: 10,4 m diameter. GTC: GRAN TELESCOPIO CANARIAS. - Mirror: 10,4 m diameter - Active optics.

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Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC). € Spanish Government

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  1. Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC). €Spanish Government €Canary IslandsGovernment (FEDER) Participation from Mexico and the U.S.A. GTC: GRAN TELESCOPIO CANARIAS

  2. - Mirror: 10,4 m diameter GTC: GRAN TELESCOPIO CANARIAS

  3. - Mirror: 10,4 m diameter - Active optics GTC: GRAN TELESCOPIO CANARIAS

  4. - Mirror: 10,4 m diameter - Active optics - Adaptive optics GTC: GRAN TELESCOPIO CANARIAS

  5. - Mirror: 10,4 m diameter - Active optics - Adaptive optics - The dome GTC: GRAN TELESCOPIO CANARIAS

  6. - Mirror: 10,4 m diameter - Active optics - Adaptive optics - The dome - Queue Scheduling GTC: GRAN TELESCOPIO CANARIAS

  7. - Mirror: 10,4 m diameter - Active optics - Adaptive optics - The dome - Queue Scheduling - Control System GTC: GRAN TELESCOPIO CANARIAS

  8. Charles Telesco, the Principal Investigator of the CanariCam Instrument Team

  9. Test criostat of the instrument EMIR

  10. The Galactic Centre observed with and without adaptive optics.

  11. www.gtcdigital.net

  12. CONSOLIDER INGENIO 2010: “FIRST SCIENCE WITH THE GTC”

  13. The project Over 150 participants 19 research teams in 12 different centers Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science & Innovation with over 5 M€ for 5 years 2011

  14. 6Main Objectives GTC Optimization Scientific projects ELTs 4) Instrumentation 5) IScAI

  15. Formation of specialized personnel - Scientific Instrumentation (Kit-kat…) What is IScAI? Universities <- > Research institutions <- > High-tech companies

  16. IScAI 2009 If any student is interested: February 15th: Deadline for submitting all application materials More info: www.iscai.iac.es/iscai

  17. …Back to the 6 Main Objectives GTC Optimization Scientific projects ELTs 4) Instrumentation 5) IScAI 6) Public outreach

  18. MAIN OBJECTIVE 6: PUBLIC OUTREACH To develop an attractive, well designed public outreach programme to share with the general public the scientific and technical achievements of the GTC. Why?

  19. MAIN OBJECTIVE 6: PUBLIC OUTREACH • New results • Interest among students • Interest for astrophysics > society • Basic ideas from Astrophysics and Cosmology • = • “common knowledge”

  20. University orientation talks PUBLIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES:Education

  21. Teaching materials for primary and secondary school teachers PUBLIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES:Education

  22. A contest among students whose prize would be a visit to the GTC. PUBLIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES:Education

  23. Public Outreach talks about this project’s Science PUBLIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES:Others

  24. Lecture courses or seminars specialized on astronomical public outreach for future journalists. PUBLIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES:Others

  25. Institutional participation of the project team in organized events PUBLIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES:Others

  26. PUBLIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES:Others Informative dossiers on each scientific team.

  27. www.iac.es/consolider-ingenio-gtc PUBLIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES:Web site

  28. www.iac.es/consolider-ingenio-gtcPublic Outreach on the web site News Gallery Teaching materials Dossiers

  29. IYA2009: http://www.astronomy2009.org/ Astronomy Days along 2009 promoting GTC and Consolider in Florida: • Teleconference with the Gainesville Museum (sept.) • Talks at the Children Museum of Miami (sept.-oct.) • Collaboration with the activity “Pure Platinum Astronomy” at the Miami Planetarium • Collaboration with the IYA2009 Inauguration in Mexico through a Teleconference from the GTC (31st January) and with an information point at the Zocalo

  30. And in YOUTUBE!! Thank you!

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