University of Botswana Astronomy Club

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A special thank you to Mogoditshane Senior Secondary School for hosting us today. Re lebogile ❤️🙏🏼

You can join the meeting via Microsoft Teams later today,
Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YjJkNDMxMGYtZDQxNC00NmZlLThlNmMtYWEyZmIxMmMwNzVk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22222fdcbc-d8fd-45ec-a507-5999b5c5a72f%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%229fa5b4b1-3cd2-4182-b2d0-6135a6438a67%22%7d

A. Mokgethi

🏆 This year's awards include two exclusive telescopes signed by astronaut Frank De Winne and Nobel Prize laureates Francois Englert, Gerard 't Hooft, Michel Mayor, and Didier Queloz. 🔭

The BRESSER NANO AR-80/640 is a high-quality achromatic refractor telescope designed for beginners and hobby astronomers who want a simple, reliable way to explore the night sky.

With an 80 mm aperture and a 640 mm focal length, it provides clear, wide-field views of the Moon, planets like Jupiter and Saturn, and even some bright deep-sky objects such as star clusters and nebulae. The achromatic lens system minimizes color fringing and delivers sharp, detailed images.

Mounted on the lightweight and intuitive Nano AZ mount, the telescope offers easy, manual movement—perfect for quick setup and spontaneous stargazing sessions. The package typically includes a 26 mm Super Plössl eyepiece, a red-dot finder, and a sturdy aluminum tripod, making it ready to use out of the box.

Learn More: https://iaac.space/en/awards

In 2025, the Sun will experience a maximum in its activity, providing the citizens of Earth with a magnificent show of solar events. To celebrate this Solar System-wide event, this year’s Women and Girls in Astronomy events will focus on the .

Though we will host special events and activities on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February) and International Women’s Day (8 March), we celebrate this theme throughout the whole year and encourage the public to join us!

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This year's edition was exceptional ⭐ We thank all participants, ambassadors, and teachers for making this year's round possible!

Official announcement: https://iaac.space/en/announcement2024

[INTERNATIONAL AWARDS]
🏆 1. Prize Junior: Jan Flajsar (Czech Republic)
🏆 1. Prize Youth: Md. Badhan Mridha (Bangladesh)
🏆 2. Prize Junior: Rafael Joaquim Parra (Brazil)
🏆 2. Prize Youth: Avisha Gupta (India)
🏆 3. Prize Junior: Shourya Chhabra (United States)
🏆 3. Prize Youth: Pranav M R (India)

[NATIONAL AWARDS]
🇦🇫 (Afghanistan) Eltaf Mosawir Zalmay
🇩🇿 (Algeria) Kouidri Salah El-dine
🇦🇺 (Australia) Shin Yi Pan
🇦🇿 (Azerbaijan) Ogtay Latifli
🇧🇩 (Bangladesh) Md. Badhan Mridha
🇧🇪 (Belgium) Merline Bruyndonckx
🇧🇿 (Belize) Mannat Lalwani
🇧🇴 (Bolivia) Rodrigo Andrés Valda Alcoba
🇧🇦 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Mario Šantić
🇧🇼 (Botswana) Richardson Ame Mokgethi
🇧🇷 (Brazil) Rafael Joaquim Parra
🇧🇬 (Bulgaria) Stefani Boyanova Naydenova
🇨🇲 (Cameroon) Douanla Fouodjeu Romaric Sylvere
🇨🇦 (Canada) Tchuileng Simen Mac Roy
🇨🇳 (China) Wang Ziyang
🇨🇴 (Colombia) Natasha Unfried Ossa
🇨🇷 (Costa Rica) Alexandra Kühn Sánchez
🇭🇷 (Croatia) Lea Gelo
🇨🇺 (Cuba) Alejandro Pellicer Capote
🇨🇿 (Czech Republic) Jan Flajsar
🇩🇴 (Dominican Republic) Geisy Mariu Camilo Valenzuela
🇪🇨 (Ecuador) Camila Nadasdy Reyes Chamba
🇪🇬 (Egypt) Hazem Hassan
🇸🇻 (El Salvador) Julio Alejandro Sánchez Hernández
🇪🇪 (Estonia) Anneli Kuusik
🇪🇹 (Ethiopia) Amanuel Chanie Adamu
🇫🇷 (France) Julien Boughon
🇩🇪 (Germany) Tiago Luis Camisón Grimbach
🇬🇭 (Ghana) Albert Yeboah
🇬🇷 (Greece) Angeliki Kadiri
🇬🇹 (Guatemala) Arturo Maldonado
🇭🇰 (Hong Kong) Zixuan Wang
🇭🇺 (Hungary) Lili Viktória Haluska
🇮🇳 (India) Avisha Gupta
🇮🇩 (Indonesia) Soffi Pratiwi
🇮🇷 (Iran) Danial Rahbarmah
🇮🇹 (Italy) Vittoria Altomonte
🇯🇵 (Japan) Pietro Boccalatte
🇯🇴 (Jordan) Baraa Mohammad Salameh
🇰🇿 (Kazakhstan) Danali Satybaldy
🇰🇪 (Kenya) Mokandu Minda
🇰🇷 (Korea, South) Dongjoo Suh
🇱🇧 (Lebanon) Afif Chamseddine
full list available online...)

Be sure to join us from anywhere through Microsoft Teams on April 11th at 1500hrs

"We are way for the cosmos to know itself" ,as Carl Sagan said, kindly join us.
It is open to everyone who might be interested in joining,or have any questions.
WhatsApp us on 71 504 010

Good day,

The public is cordially invited to an engaging monthly talk hosted by ASB, featuring the distinguished Dr. Kushatha Ntwaetsile, whose captivating journey spans from Computer Scientist to Astronomer. Dr. Ntwaetsile's current role as a Software and Data Processing Engineer at the SKA/AVN Project in BIUST beautifully combines her background in Computer Science with her newfound passion for Astronomy. The event promises to be a captivating affair as Dr. Ntwaetsile presents on the intriguing topic, "Astro Park." The "Astro Park" project at BIUST encompasses a National Optical Observatory, featuring a 1-meter optical research telescope and smaller outreach telescopes, poised to catalyze education, research, technology, and tourism for Botswana's economic diversification and knowledge-based economy.

MAIN PRESENTER: Dr Kushatha Ntwaetsile
TOPIC :Astro Park
DATE: Thursday, 31 August 2023
TIME:6.30PM- 7.30 PM (CAT)
Join Zoom Meeting via link: https://biust-ac-bw.zoom.us/j/81335111039?pwd=enY4emxvMS9qUlBqeVJnKzhYY1FGZz09
MEETING ID: 813 3511 1039
PASSCODE: 9RqeG7fA

AGENDA
" 6pm -Login time for everyone.
6:15pm -Mini presentation about September night sky starts
6.30pm -Main presenter starts.
NB: Targeting the audience to be online and ready by 6:15pm.

Please feel free to invite more people in your circles to log in from any geographical location and listen to this interesting talk.
NB: Please find attached is the presentation advert with Dr Kushatha Ntwaetsile's brief biography.

Richardson A. Mokgethi 🤍🤍

This year's edition was exceptional ⭐ We thank all participants, ambassadors, and teachers for making this year's round possible!

Official announcement: https://iaac.space/en/announcement2023

[INTERNATIONAL AWARDS]
🏆 1. Prize Junior: Lívia Tiemi Bidoia De Freitas (Brazil)
🏆 1. Prize Youth: Victor Gonçalves De Paula Neves (Brazil)
🏆 2. Prize Junior: Advay Gon Choudhury (India)
🏆 2. Prize Youth: Nina Stevoska (Macedonia)
🏆 3. Prize Junior: Md Zamil Hoque Siddique (Bangladesh)
🏆 3. Prize Youth: A I Sufian Murad Protik (Bangladesh)

[NATIONAL AWARDS]
🇦🇫 (Afghanistan) Ahmad Bilal Hamid
🇦🇺 (Australia) Vishnu Sivamogga
🇦🇹 (Austria) Lev Bek
🇦🇿 (Azerbaijan) Mehdi Mammadov
🇧🇩 (Bangladesh) A I Sufian Murad Protik
🇧🇾 (Belarus) Katsiaryna Kireyeva
🇧🇪 (Belgium) Oleksandra Pyshna
🇧🇴 (Bolivia) Isabel Cuellar Simon
🇧🇦 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Faris Ramić
🇧🇼 (Botswana) Richardson Ame Mokgethi
🇧🇷 (Brazil) Victor Gonçalves De Paula Neves
🇨🇲 (Cameroon) Kainmou Kamgaing Dahlil
🇨🇦 (Canada) Debbie Wang
🇹🇩 (Chad) Dezoumbe Ouahdabe Innocent
🇨🇳 (China) Yihong Zhou
🇨🇴 (Colombia) Cristian Camilo Echeverri Valencia
🇨🇩 (Congo, Democratic Republic) Chokoro Nderhe
🇭🇷 (Croatia) Viktor Vuković
🇨🇾 (Cyprus) Antonia Panagiotou
🇨🇿 (Czech Republic) Jan Flajsar
🇩🇴 (Dominican Republic) Thara Rubi Caba Pineda
🇪🇨 (Ecuador) Paolo Salvatore Suasti Gudiño
🇪🇬 (Egypt) Mohamed Moustafa Mohamed Elattar
🇸🇻 (El Salvador) Juan José Mazariego Rodriguez
🇬🇶 (Equatorial Guinea) Biyogo Nchama Vicente Angel Obama
🇪🇪 (Estonia) Kert Vahtre
🇪🇹 (Ethiopia) Kena Amenu
🇫🇷 (France) Eliès Siebenpfeiffer
🇬🇪 (Georgia) Nikoloz Grigalashvili
🇩🇪 (Germany) Lasse Paul Blum
🇬🇭 (Ghana) Dugbatey Kerry John
🇬🇷 (Greece) Christos - Marios Efthymiou
🇬🇹 (Guatemala) Mario Alejandro Betancourt Franco
🇭🇰 (Hong Kong) Cheung Julien Chun Hei
🇮🇳 (India) Advay Gon Choudhury
🇮🇩 (Indonesia) Reynard Deon Himawan
🇮🇷 (Iran) Kmia Kazempoor Mofrad
🇮🇹 (Italy) Vittoria Altomonte
🇯🇵 (Japan) Yumeka Ikeda
🇯🇴 (Jordan) Alice Hanna Costandie Theodorie
(full list available online...)

The Pan-African Citizen Science e-Lab is delighted to announce and cordially invite you to attend our prestigious World Asteroid Day.

This extraordinary gathering will delve into Africa's remarkable contributions to the campaign and explore the significant strides we have made thus far. We eagerly anticipate your presence and valuable insights during this momentous event.

Date and Time: Friday, June 30 @ 4:00 pm GMT

Link to the meeting:
Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/pex-ousa-ozq