A Associação Albireo, juntamente com a EDIA, a Associação Portuguesa de Astrónomos Amadores (APAA), o Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), organiza um encontro de Astrónomos Amadores na tarde do dia 15 de Abril no Museu da Luz, Aldeia da Luz em Mourão.
Nessa mesma noite realiza-se uma Maratona Messier onde se pretende observar ao telescópio o maior número possível de objetos catalogados pelo astrónomo francês do século XVIII, Charles Messier.
Para uma melhor organização é solicitado que façam uma inscrição prévia no link disponibilizado abaixo, A participação no evento é gratuita.
Devem trazer os vossos telescópios caso queiram participar na Maratona Messier, ou então pura e simplesmente assistir ao evento e trocar experiências com todos os presentes.
Link do evento (não se esqueçam de fazer a inscrição):
A nossa próxima sessão já está marcada! Durante o mês de novembro de 2022 comemora-se o 131º aniversário da Banda dos Bombeiros Voluntários de Colares .No dia 12 de novembro de 2022 (Sábado) vai-se realizar um passeio pedestre noturno a começar pelas 20:00H na sede da Banda dos Bombeiros Voluntários de Colares. O Grupo de Astronomia Amadora de Colares (O. Colares) com a colaboração da Associação Portuguesa de Astrónomos Amadores(APAA) estarão no final do percurso para deliciar os participantes com uma sessão de observação astronómica! Apareçam! Estão todos convidados a participar, não se esqueçam de se inscrever em geral@bandabvcolares.pt ou 962 446 799.
Sessão de observação do dia 7 outubro de 2022 que envolveu a APAA, a Astrocolares e o Instituto Superior Técnico, no âmbito do dia dos Castelos, promovido pela CM Sesimbra. Participaram cerca de 150 pessoas entre as 21h e as 24h.
On the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of September, Reguengos de Monsaraz and the Alqueva Lake Observatory will host a star party with the participation of researchers and amateur astronomers and all those who want to share their experiences of observation and astronomical photography. Free entry but requires registration.
9:00 am – 12:00 pm – Visit to Monsaraz, Xerez cromlech, Casa do Barro, CARMIM (Bus available. Meeting point at the OLA car park) 14:00 – Opening at the Cineteatro de Reguengos de Monsaraz 2:30 pm – Presentations 15:30 – Break 16:00 – Presentations 17:30 – Trip to the Alqueva Lake Observatory (Bus available) 18:00 – Set up of tents. Mounting telescopes. Stalls with local production and handicrafts. Musical animation. 19:00 – Bifana dinner 20:30-6:00 – Astronomical observations
Sunday, 4th of September
7:00 – 9:00 – Bird watching tour at the Alqueva Lake Observatory 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Visit to Mourão and Luz Museum (Bus available. Meeting point at the OLA car park)
Accommodation. There are several possibilities to stay overnight near the observatory. See some of our recommendations here. It is also possible to camp on the OLA field.
Vehicles with a telescope can enter the park towards the observation platforms until 19:00. They can only leave the premises at dawn.
Entrance to the event: 0€.
To register to MonsarAstro, please complete this form.
More information, contact us at monsarastro @ olagoalqueva.pt or telephone 962293065.
Speakers
Pedro Ré
holds a PhD in Animal Ecology from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. He is currently Full Professor at the Department of Animal Biology at the same Faculty. He has been interested in astronomy for about 40 years and from an early age began to photograph the sky. He is the president of the Portuguese Association of Amateur Astronomers.
Catarina Leote
graduated in Oceanography from the University of Algarve, and obtained her PhD in Marine Biogeochemistry in 2015 from the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands. She is currently part of the science communication group at the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences.
Rui Agostinho
is Assistant Professor at the Physics Department (DF) of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL). He received his PhD in Astrophysics/Physics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. He was responsible for maintaining the Portuguese Legal Hour at the OAL and the Service for distributing the Legal Hour to the country via the internet, in a secure way to Portuguese institutions and firms.
Teresa Barata
she is a researcher at the IA / Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra. She received her PhD in Engineering Sciences from Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa in 2001. Her current research interests focus on image analysis, solar activity, space meteorology and their impacts on economic sectors. She is currently Deputy Director of the Geophysical and Astronomical Observatory of the University of Coimbra (OGAUC) and also National Coordinator of the International Space Weather Initiative (ISWI) for Portugal.
Sérgio Sousa
he is a researcher at IA and completed his PhD at the University of Porto in 2008/2009. Current research interests focus on planetary systems. In particular in the characterization of stars with detected planets. He plans to work on the detection and characterization of new planetary systems. He is the coordinator of the characterization of the stars to be observed for the CHEOPS mission and is also a member of the ESPRESSO scientific team. Since 2018 he has been the national representative for the ESO Scientific and Technical Committee (STC) and is also a member of the ELT sub-committee.
