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Monica Sperandio Public Outreach & Education Osservatorio Astronomicodi Brera Italian Swift Team

Engaging public with Swift mission through lectures, seminars, exhibitions, and original materials. Future plans for school programs, TV collaborations, and international student competitions.

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Monica Sperandio Public Outreach & Education Osservatorio Astronomicodi Brera Italian Swift Team

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  1. Monica Sperandio Public Outreach & Education Osservatorio Astronomicodi Brera Italian Swift Team

  2. PREVIOUS ACTIVITY: • Translation of NASA Videotape “Swift catching Gamma Ray Bursts on the fly” • Approved ASI proposal, in collaboration with Alenia Spazio (To) e OAR , funds were received in 2001 • Italian Swift web site • 3D postcards (red and green glasses) with a reproduction of the satellite Swift • Pictures of the San Marco base in Malindi (Kenya) • “Story of a swift and an astronomer “ web and GEMS guide • Exhibition of X-ray mirrors and posters , see the page of the exhibition on the web • http://www.brera.mi.astro.it/docB/poe/eXpo/index.html • Swift model scale 1:6 by Mr. F. Zagni • Conferences related to Space

  3. FUTURE: • The material produced for Swift, and new ideas for the EPO-Swift program were illustrated at a meeting with the Italian Space Agency (ASI), held in Rome July 7th. • The positive result has been that we were asked to apply for funds within the National Joint Communication Plan related to activities before and after launch. • The project proposal will be addressed to schools and the general public and it will include: • Lectures and invited seminars at the Planetarium of Milan • Public lectures about GRBs and Swift mission, with distribution of our new “cut and paste model” to schools • In collaboration with NASA EPO, if requested, translation of material • related to the mission ( ie. The NASA videotape …)

  4. ….FUTURE: • Production of original material: poster , postcards…. • Public event for the launch ( in agreement with Italian Space Agency ) : • 1) Traveling exhibition: explaining science and physics related to Swift • 2) School programs and the possibility of making experiments with particular attention to the Italian participation • Trigger the Educational Channel of Italian Television ( RAI –Educational) • We will also propose, in this case however the implementation may be more difficult: • A competition for undergraduate students : the prize a possible exchange of winner students among participant Institution ( in Italy,and eventually in • UK, USA) it would help me to have a plan in collaboration with UK and US.

  5. Front page of the booklet for the Swift “cut and paste” model (April 1st,2003 by M. Sperandio) IL SATELLITE E`…SERVITO Come “cucinare” il tuo satellite Monica Sperandio Public Outreach & Education –INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera 1 Aprile 2003 monica@merate.mi.astro.it

  6. Il satellite e`... servito Aprile 2003 M.I.U.R. Assembled cut and paste Swift model from the printed booklet (April 1st,2003 by M. Sperandio) Model scale 1:6 of the satellite (January 31st 2003 by F. Zagni) CD-rom with a pdf and ppt version of the model (April 1st, 2003 by M. Sperandio)

  7. The S.Marco MOC, S.Rita platform - Malindi (Kenya) The historical S.Marco launch platform - Malindi (Kenya) The Beppo-Sax-ASI receiving antenna - Malindi (Kenya) A MOCK satellite simulating readiness for launch - Malindi (Kenya)

  8. Hoping to meet you soon! Monica Astronomical Observatory of Brera-Merate Ruths telescope dome monica@merate.mi.astro.it

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