Astronomical Observation in Escola Secundária de Loulé-23/04/2008

Last night there was an astronomical observation at Escola Secundária de Loulé.

The sky was very clear and it was possible to see Saturn, Mars, M13 (Hercules Globular Cluster), M42 (Orion Nebula), M44 (Open Cluster-Praesepe-Latin name for "manger") and several other stars. The Moon was rising when the observation ended.

E.S.Loulé Students build a wind tunnel

A group of students from Escola Secundária de Loulé is finishing to build a wind tunnel to make aerodynamic studies on cars, airplaines and spacecraft models.

This group formed by Miguel Rocheta, Pedro Santos, Soraia Guerreiro, Tiago Santos and Pedro Costa is now testing the wind flux in order to guarantee proper conditions for measurements.

Working on the webpages and blog 18-04-2008

The Friday meeting of the Astronomy Club is a time for working on project activities.

The image is an example of informal work on the webdesign of the solar system webpages.

Astronomical Observation in Loulé -11/04/2008

Last night there was an astronomical observation at Escola Secundária de Loulé.

The sky was usually clear but with some occasional clouds. A crescent Moon was the first object to be observed. It was possible to see Saturn, Mars, M42 (Orion Nebula), Mizar and Alcor, The double star Polaris and several other stars. The adult students from the school's night classes had a chance to see the Moon and Saturn.

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