Partial solar eclipse in Split!!!

Students - Duje Ancic, Tonka Buric and Ilijan Kotarac, active participants of "The Sky as a Gift" project, organized the observation of the partial solar eclipse of their own initiative on the 29th of March, 2006 in the 3rd Secondary(gimmnasium) School in Split. Using two telescopes and having the clear sky, they managed to delight the entire school. Apart from that, they organized the direct transmission of the total solar eclipse in Turkey via the Internet.

Planet hunters on "Catch a Star" competition !
February 3. 2006.

" Catch a star" is international astronomy competititon. ESO and the European Association for Astronomy Education (EAAE) again welcome school students from all over the World to this exciting web-based competition. This Year, for first time, Croatia has representatives on this competition. Students Ilijan Kotarac and Tonka Buric are competing in "Catch a star - categorie 1" with research project: Exoplanets. Ilijan and Tonka started project on Summer school of astrobiology 2005 and continuing working on problem thay wrote reports that took them first to Eureka competition in Croatia and now on International Astronomy competition "Catch a star". We wish them good luck and hope that the patience and creative work will be recognised and aworded.

SUMMER SCHOOL OF ASTROBIOLOGY
Kastela, August 2005.

On friday 19.August 2005. in Primary school "Ostrog" in Kaštel Lukšiću with public presentation of 4 scientifis research projects finished first summer school of "Nebo na pokolon". Main subject of the school was ASTROBIOLOGY.
14 students had chance to work in some of 4 interdisciplinarny projects whose aim is to provide students with hands-on experience with science and scientific method in an informal atmosphere. Projects are lead by young scientists and university students. Main Donator of this summer school was Grad Kastela. Read more : "Summer school of astrobiology" webpage

Milijan Režic, prof., is a teacher form Vrgorac, who joined the project in 2004. asa a teacher and turned instructor for Dubrovacko-neretvanka county in 2005. Prof. Režić helped biuld the telescope for his school in summer 2004..

Telescopes were donated by dr. sci. Dejan Vinković (dobson 150mm, f/6.4, for the best school), Marija and Luka Kovačić (telescope"Picok", for the best "4 nights" complete), dr. sci. Zlatko and Vesna Bačić (telescope "Vesna", for the best of "1. night"), dr. sci. Karin Knesaurek (telescope"Karin", za "2. night"), dr. sci. Željko and Pamela Ivezić (telescope "Vedrana, za "2. night") anddr. sci. Nenad and Petra Gucunski (telescope "Petra", za "4. night"). More about our sponsors.

Top 15 pupils were invited to Summer School of Astronomy, to be held in Kaštela, August 12. - 19. 2005.

More about star party in Photoalbum.

FINAL PHASE OF "PRESENTING THE SKIES 2005"
1.6.2005

With the end of the school year, this year's edition of "Presenting the skies" is also approaching its grand finale. Students are completing their final exercises, telescopes are being returned to the owners and project team is preparing for the closing star party.

More abuot schools participating in the project.