[Catalist] Falcon Telesope Network

[Warren Stannard]

Hi All - the following may be of interest:

The Falcon Telescope Network (FTN) is a global network of 20-inch telescopes for the purpose of community outreach and undergraduate space research education.
By providing students with opportunities to participate in meaningful, hands-on, authentic science experiences, we can hopefully spark and retain student interest in science through a variety of projects and initiatives utilizing the unique resources available within the Falcon Telescope Network.
First light for a telescope marks the first official images taken by a newly-commissioned telescope.  It is generally a very exciting event.  The next first light of the network will involve the node in Canberra, Australia at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). This event will occur on one or two nights during the week of March 7, 2016, weather permitting.
Please see the Registration section attached for additional important dates.   Students can participate in an exciting First Light Project where students become scientists and a crucial part of selecting the FTN telescopes' first STEM images! Classes or school-associated groups will submit proposals expressing which astronomical objects to image on these milestone evenings.

NOTE: There is a Falcon Telescope being commissioned at the Gravity Discovery Centre in Gingin and will be operational later this year.

For further info see file attached. Registration begins on the 8th February.

For further assistance contact-
Dr. Andrew Lambert:  A.Lambert at adfa.edu.au
Ms. Kimberlee Gresham: kgresham at usra.edu

Or
Mark Gargano: Gargano.Mark at cathednet.wa.edu.au>

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