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Title

Building Educational Programs for the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder

Abstract

The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) will be an array of 36 antennas in Western Australia, each 12-m in diameter, and is due for operation in 2013. With a large instantaneous field-of-view ASKAP will survey the whole sky faster than existing radio telescopes, producing massive data sets. Government funding for ASKAP was contingent on it being available for education purposes, providing an exciting opportunity to develop innovative education projects for schools and citizen science. Building on the PULSE@Parkes program we plan to have a range of activities and resources, providing scope for student investigations. Challenges and educational opportunities are discussed.

Date

01/01/2010

Citation

Hollow, R., & Hobbs, G. (2010). Building Educational Programs for the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder. In J. Barnes, D. A. Smith, M. G. Gibbs, and J. G. Manning, Science Education and Outreach: Forging a Path to the Future, ASP Conference Ser

Type of Publication

Conference Item

Author(s)

Hollow, Robert P. | Hobbs, George

Methodology

Blank

Research Setting

Robotic Telescopes

Specific Interest

RTSRE Related Research

Institution(s)

CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility

Peer-Reviewed Status

Peer-reviewed

Volume

431

Conference Title

ASP Conference Series: Science Education and Outreach: Forging a Path to the Future

Conference Location

Millbrae, California, USA

Conference Proceeding Type

Paper

Nation(s) of Study

Australia

Language

English

Conference Date

12-16 September 2009

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