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Announcing
the Laureates of Cirta-Science V : April, 13 - 2013 Bringing
this edition of the Cirta Science competition to a close.
The three laureates for this year were announced at this
beautiful event held at Malek Haddad cultural center graced
with the presence of some distinguished guests from here
and abroad... More
here.
The
El-Bayadh Training Workshop : 2-4 April -2013 A
five member strong Sirius team visited this Western Wilaya
in t he semi-desertic region of our country at the invitation
of the APW and the Youth Directorate there (DJS). It was
about training animators of the Wilaya in amateur astronomy
as well as delivering public lectures. The program was a
sounding success .. More here .
The
Rihla to Ouled Djellal and the Rhoufi Canyon : 22-24 March -2013 To
the land of Hizia, the legendary folk personage acclaimed
in popular songs... except that she really existed. A 32
member strong Sirius team carried out a cultural and pedagogical
visit to the Biskra Wilaya and visited her birthplace and
her tomb among other things. ... More
here.
The
Fifth Edition of the Cirta-Science Competition :
Feb. 16 and March 16- 2013 This
year's laureates will be heading to the land of the Rising
Sun, Japan. The first round starts on Saturday, February
16 at the Malek Haddad Cultural Palace with 500 candidates
from 51 High Schools while the 2nd round was on March
16th. Here the link to the facebook page and ... More here
Bringing
Astronomy ... to the High Schools: December
2012- March 2013 A
strong dedicated group of Sirusiens have started in earnest
bringing Astronomy to the High Schools and Middle Schools
of the Constantine area. A string of eight institutions
have received their visits in the past three months It consists
of lectures, animation, astronomical expositions. More
here.
The
Yearly Astro Retreat 2012: Focus on training: 29-30
December 2012 It
has been a Sirius tradition to hold a Winter retreat every
year for our members in order to reflect upon our activities
and project ourselves in the future. Some retrospection
as it were. In addition, we had a rich training program
made of intensive courses and workshops.. More
here .
Sirius
at the First Intl. Forum on Astronomy at Sousse, Tunisia:
16-20 December 2012 Organized
by the Société Astronomique de Tunisie (SAT), it brought
together astro clubs from the Maghreb and France. Two of
our members participated and a presentation on scientific
theater was given live by them! ... More
here .
Tamanrasset
2012: Getting the First
Prize for the Best Astro Exposition at this 2nd National
Astro Festival : 19-22 December 2012 Four
Sirius members were in the heart of the desert to participate
to this Second National Astro Festival. A highly colorful
event with many activities and long range trips, including
a visit to the Abbée Charles de Foucault retreat at the
Assekrem mount... More
here .
The
Canary Islands Trip for the Laureates of Cirta Science 4 : 09 -14 0ct - 2012 This
year's laureates of the Competition went to visit the Gran
Telescopio Canarias at La Palma, the largest optical telescope
in the World. They also visited the Teide Observatory in
Tenerife and various cultural and natural landmarks. A life
time trip indeed... More here
Towards
a revival of the Scientific Activities at Mentouri University Sirius, thanks to its strong student component is working
to reestablish the traditions of the scientific clubs there.
It organized several public conferences with well known
astronomers from abroad in addition to helping launch the new
University Astronomy Club and collaborating with
it in organizing their Astronomy Day on March 5, 2012... More
hereandhere
The
11th National Festival in Popular Astronomy:Constantine,
4-6 0ct - 2012 The
theme this year will be "The Sun our Home Star"
coming in conjunction with the Sun reaching the maximum
of activity this year and the next. These epoch making popular
meetings brings together amateur and professional astronomers
from all over the region. This year's theme chosen by "World
Space Week" is : Space for Human Safety &
Security "..... More
here
Special
Astronomy pages on Ramadhan and Eid 2012/1433h The
conjunction of the new Moon of Ramadhan will be on July
19 at 04:24 UT. The crescent won't be visible anywhere in
Algeria as the Moon sets with the Sun. ... Read More
As for the Shawwal (Eid) crescent, it won't be visible throughout
the Muslim World as the Moon sets earlier than the Sun... Read More
Jupiter's
occultation: July 15, 2012 The occultation
of Jupiter by the Moon was easily visible from North Africa
in the early morning. Members of Sirius were at Djerba following
the various phases of this graceful event in the early morning
from Houmat Essouk along astronomers from Tunisia, Egypt
and Iran.... More here.
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