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An astronomical observatory for Peru

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2011

Juan Quintanilla del Mar ,
Bruno Sicardy ,
Víctor Ayma Giraldo  and
Víctor Raúl Aguilar Callo
Juan Quintanilla del Mar
Affiliation:
DIL, Observatoire de Paris, 5 Place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon, France email: juan.quintanilla@obspm.fr
Bruno Sicardy
Affiliation:
LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, Université P. et M. Curie, Institut Universitaire de France, 5 Place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon, France email: bruno.sicardy@obspm.fr
Víctor Ayma Giraldo
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Av. de la Cultura, No. 733, Cusco 51084, Perú email: vaymagiraldo@hotmail.com, rectorado@unsaac.edu.pe
Víctor Raúl Aguilar Callo
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Av. de la Cultura, No. 733, Cusco 51084, Perú email: vaymagiraldo@hotmail.com, rectorado@unsaac.edu.pe
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Abstract

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Peru and France are to conclude an agreement to provide Peru with an astronomical observatory equipped with a 60-cm diameter telescope. The principal aims of this project are to establish and develop research and teaching in astronomy. Since 2004, a team of researchers from Paris Observatory has been working with the University of Cusco (UNSAAC) on the educational, technical and financial aspects of implementing this venture. During an international astronomy conference in Cusco in July 2009, the foundation stone of the future Peruvian Observatory was laid at the top of Pachatusan Mountain. UNSAAC, represented by its Rector, together with the town of Oropesa and the Cusco regional authority, undertook to make the sum of 300,000€ available to the project. An agreement between Paris Observatory and UNSAAC now enables Peruvian students to study astronomy through online teaching.

Keywords

TeachingastrophysicscosmologyuniversitystudentsarchitecturetelescopeCuscoParis
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 5 , Symposium S260: The Role of Astronomy in Society and Culture , January 2009 , pp. 616 - 621
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011

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