Projects and activities

Continuously, the IAC launches projects and outreach activities aimed at the educational community and / or the general public to stimulate social interest in the stars, with a gender perspective and integrating disability as much as possible. Among them:

  • Courses, conferences and workshops.
  • Projects with robotic telescopes.
  • Coordination and design of exhibitions.
  • Campaigns for monitoring and public observation of astronomical events.
  • Presence in fairs and weeks of Science and Innovation.
  • Contests.
  • Special events for certain groups (mass media ...)
  • Transversal projects, which combine astronomy with other disciplines and subjects.
  • 100 Square Moons images + astrograph
    100 Square Moons
    "100 square moons" of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is an educational exhibition originated within the framework of the project "NIÉPCE: from the negative to the positive" which celebrated 200 years since the first photographic images. With this project, Astronomy pays homage to Photography for its major role in enhancing and
    Alfredo Rafael
    Rosenberg González
    In progress
  • Logo de PETeR
    PETeR
    The Educational Project with Robotic Telescopes (PETeR) is an online laboratory that aims to engage Spanish students in science and technology and to foster the acquisition of STEM skills through their active participation in real scientific research using robotic telescopes. Through the project's website, the educational community has access to
    Nayra
    Rodríguez Eugenio
    In progress
  • The Optical Ground Station and the Moon at the Teide Observatory
    CosmoLAB: The Solar System as a laboratory in the classroom
    "CosmoLAB" is a project run by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) with funding from the Cabido de Tenerife, and in collaboration with the Consejería de Educación y Universidades and the Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos, that was launched in 2018. The main goal of the project is to bring Astronomy and, in particular, the practice of
    Alfredo Rafael
    Rosenberg González
    In progress
  • Nuestros Alumnos y el ORM
    Nuestros Alumnos y el ORM
    The LPIYA Group gathers communicators and representatives from every institution present at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM), with the objective of organising and coordinating public outreach activities related to the celebration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 and Beyond, mainly on the island of La Palma (Canary Islands
    Juan Carlos
    Pérez Arencibia
    In progress
  • Logo Cosmoeduca
    Cosmoeduca
    Cosmoeduca is an education project from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) aimed at teachers in Secondary and Bachillerato schools across Spain. Its main aim is to aid the teaching of Astronomy by providing support to teachers on Astronomy-related subjects in school curriculums and developing teaching materials. Cosmoeduca aims to
    In progress
  • Cartel Moda Cósmica
    COSMIC FASHION
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    María Carmen del
    Puerto Varela
    Tariq
    Shahbaz
    Alfredo Rafael
    Rosenberg González
    Tamara Ruiz
    Laura del Puerto
    Humberto Chávez
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