The Zadko telescope: A resource for science education enrichment
dc.contributor.author | Coward, D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Heary, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Venville, G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Todd, Michael | |
dc.contributor.author | Laas-Bourez, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Zadnik, Marjan | |
dc.contributor.author | Klotz, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Boer, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Longnecker, N. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T11:52:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T11:52:58Z | |
dc.date.created | 2012-03-27T20:01:14Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Coward, D.M. and Heary, A. and Venville, G. and Todd, M. and Laas-Bourez, M. and Zadnik, M. and Klotz, A. and Boer, M. and Longnecker, N. 2011. The Zadko telescope: A resource for science education enrichment. Advances in Space Research. 47: pp. 1922-1930. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15949 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.asr.2011.01.005 | |
dc.description.abstract |
This paper describes plans for employing a new fully robotic optical telescope in Western Australia, the Zadko telescope, for evaluating education-outreach. A key feature of the telescope is the optimized observation-scheduling program, developed by our French collaborators who operate the TAROT robotic telescope network. It provides a simple interface for requesting observation time remotely, and has the potential for school students to participate in real astronomical research. The University of Western Australia and Curtin University are commencing a study for evaluating changes in student perceptions of science by participation in our astronomy research. Other areas of interest include broadening the program to include access of students from European countries, and exploring how remote access astronomy can be used to encourage awareness between different cultures. | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
dc.title | The Zadko telescope: A resource for science education enrichment | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | 47 | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 1922 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 1930 | |
dcterms.source.issn | 00032670 | |
dcterms.source.title | Science Direct | |
curtin.department | Department of Imaging and Applied Physics | |
curtin.accessStatus | Fulltext not available |