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Knowing the people who come to public astronomical observatories: The case of Akita prefecture, Japan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2015

N. Kawamura*
Affiliation:
Akita University, Tegata-gakuen, Akita, 010-8502Japan email: norihito@ed.akita-u.ac.jp
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The purpose of this research is to know and gain a better understanding of people who come to astronomical observatories and to find out more about their experiences and thoughts on astronomy. To find some of the issues about science communication in astronomy, the author carried out questionnaire research studies involving high school students and junior high school and elementary school teachers.

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