Program activities
Within the framework of the "IAC Friends" Programme, scientific culture and dissemination activities are organised so that our members can increase their knowledge of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias and the work carried out here. These activities are aimed at covering all the fundamental aspects in which the institute is involved, mainly the dissemination of information on astrophysics and the promotion of the Canarian Observatories.
View of the Milky Way from the Teide Observatory (Credit: Daniel López)
The activities already planned for 2021-2022 are shown below.
[Under development... the objectives shown here are provisional and subject to changes]
| Activity | Goal | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inaugural meeting at IAC headquarters | We would like to meet you and let you get to know us, show you the IAC's headquarters and show you how to work in a high-level research centre | IAC headquarters (Zoom**) | To be determined |
| Group meeting at the observatories |
Show you the Observatories and how they work, in response to the queries and interests of the "IAC Friends" |
Teide Observatory | To be determined |
| Fairs and events with IAC participation |
Invitations to participate in fairs and events in which the IAC participates or organizes with personalized treatment by the program to those who attend |
Varios | To be determined |
| Competition and exhibition of astrophotography |
Exhibition of a selection of the works submitted to this competition organized by the IAC's Patronage Program for its members. Several categories (to be finally determined): Deep sky astrophotography (with telescope), Astronomical landscape astrophotography (without telescope) and astronomical drawing. Awards (provisional): certificate, publication in virtual gallery on the Internet, prizes or mentions as considered by the jury. |
IAC headquarters or Museo de la ciencia y el Cosmos |
To be determined |
| Talks on "Introduction to Astrophysics" |
Series of scientific and/or informative talks proposed by the Patronage Program and given by IAC researchers, covering a significant number of the most current topics in Astrophysics. |
IAC headquarters (Zoom**) |
To be determined |
| Competition "Proposal for observation with a robotic telescope" |
Competition for the "IAC Friends" in which they will be able to make an observation proposal for a robotic telescope. Those that are more interesting in different categories (to be defined) will be assigned an observation time to make their proposal. |
IAC headquarters (remote observation at the IAC) |
To be determined |
| Congress for "IAC Friends" (STAR Friend or higher) |
One or two mornings of talks, presentations and demonstrations broadcast or held at the IAC**. |
IAC headquarters (Zoom**) | To be determined |
| Astronomical Walking: Route through the Observatory and the Cañadas del Teide (STAR FRIEND or higher) |
Guided route through the Observatorio del Teide and the Cañadas del Teide. With the possibility of using an educational telescope (two possible options: day route and night route) |
Observatory and Cañadas del Teide | To be determined |
* At the moment, due to the seriousness of the situation caused by the current health crisis, these activities are temporarily on hold. The Patronage program will provide information on the status of these activities as the situation evolves.
** Depending on the evolution of the current health crisis, some of the activities will be carried out telematically, while others will be postponed until the situation allows it.