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The
International Year of Light 2015: Paris, UNESCO. 19 Jan. Sirius was there at the grand opening among the World delegations. It has also set up a rich yearly program of activities to celebrate light both locally and nationally. Ibn al-Haitham, the father of optics, has been taken as the emblematic figure of the celebration ... More
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The
13th Popular Astronomy Festival : Constantine, 25-27 Sept - 2014: Bringing Cosmology to the public
Amateur and professional astronomers from
all over the region will be converging to Constantine.. The theme this year will be "Man & the Cosmos" and there will be like usual a rich program. It is also a celebration of World Space Week 2014, although due to Eid al-fitrcoming in early October we had to advance the date by a week..... More
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Rewarding the Laureates of Cirta-Science6 with a modern day adventure: 08-15 Sept - 2014:. From LHC at its two mamouth detectors ATLAS and CMS, to the Paul Scherrer Institut at Zurich, to the Leibstadt nuclear powerplant, to Einstein appartment at Bern, to the Geneva observatory and much more. A septimana mirabilis for the 12 youths of this scientific caravan which crisscrossed this paisible land... More
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Ramadhan pages for 2014/1435h
The Eid celebration should be on Tuesday July 29 for Algeria and the Muslim World according to the crescent visibility and the various astronomical visibility criteria. It could only be Monday 28 of July if based on a visual crescent mis-identification in Algeria or the Arab countries, or if one use the strict computation method uncorelated with the direct crescent visibility.... Read
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Along
the Path of Eratosthenes :
21 -June 2014:
Constantine
Measuring
Earth's diameter 2200 years after the Alexandrian scholar,
that's what hundreds of kids and adults alike will do in
partnership with a network of associations across Algeria
and the World. Sirius is also part of the SAF and AFA network
Journée du Soleil- Pierres Bourge" as well as
the network of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina . ... More
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Sirius
in Central Africa for the Nov 3, total Solar Eclipse
:
Sirius
was invited to participate to the observation campaign of
the total solar eclipse going through the heart of Africa
after having crossed the Atlantic ocean. Its president was
also requested to give public lectures and astronomy workshops
at Libreville.. here is a photoreportage
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The
Constantine Cosmic Caravan with Prof.Oluseyi
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October 6, 2013
Thanks
to the US Cultural Section al Algiers, we were able to have
Prof. Oluseyi, a cosmologist and science media star from
Florida Institute of Technology to give a series of lectures
to the general public, an University audience and Middle
School students. Following the trail of the speaker ...
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The
Popular Astronomy Festival
in its 12th Edition : Constantine,
3-5 0ct - 2013
Bringing together amateur and professional astronomers from
all over the region, that's the ambition of these epoch
making popular Festivals. This year's theme chosen by "World
Space Week" is : Exploring
Mars - Discovering Earth
". We will be discussing the new wave of robotic exploration
spacecrafts to the Red Planet.... More
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Cirta-Science
5: to the land of the Rising Sun:
Tokyo :
10-17 Sept
- 2013
The
three laureates of the year 2013 competition went to Japan
and visited the Nobeyama radiotelescope and the legendary
Mount Fuji in addition to various cultural and tourist
peregrinations in and around Tokyo. The group made it
through a typhoon and a (mild) earthquake... More
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Special
Ramadhan pages for 2013/1434h
The Eid
celebration could either be on Thursday August 8 (No
account for crescent sighting) or on Friday August 9 according
to effective crescent sighting. See our press releases Here
and Here
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As for Ramadhan beginning,
the conjunction of the new Moon will be on July 08 at 07:14
UT. The crescent won't be visible anywhere in Algeria as
the Moon sets before the Sun in Northern Algeria...
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Concluding
a busy Year 2013 :
6 of July,
Constantine
It
was a long year and all needed a break. An end of the year
event was organized at Mansoura's Youth House to celebrate
the season's end, assess the year long achievements and
congratulate those who graduated. A festive ambiance among
much astronomical animation. ... More
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Along
the Path of Eratosthenes :
20 -June 2013
Measuring
Earth's diameter 2200 years after the Alexandrian scholar,
that's what hundreds of kids and adults alike did from Constantine
in coordination with the Astronomy section at the Bibliotheca
Alexandrina . Sirius set up a regional network spanning
Algeria from East, to West and South reaching till the Djerba
Island in Tunisia. The diameter results were quite close
to those expected ... More
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Back
to the Big Bang :
16 May -2013
A
series of lectures organized by Sirius at Constantine University
at the occasion of the physics Masterclass organized by
the LPMPS Labo and ICTP-Udine LHC group. The speakers were
two high energy experimental physicists from Trieste in
Italy. It was about the physics of the LHC and how it may
help us understand the Universe at Big Bang time ...More
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The Constantine
Cosmic Caravan in action
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April 19, 2013
Launched
to coincide National Student Day, the Constantine Cosmos
Caravan kick off was from the heartland of the Engineering
bloc of Constantine University at the Chaabat Errassas
campus on 19th of April. Large crowds were there to take
the fascinating journey through day long planetarium shows
and an exquisite astronomy exhibit ... More
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Announcing
the Laureates of Cirta-Science V
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 help launch the new
University Astronomy Club as well as collaborating with
it in organizing their Astronomy Day on March 5, 2012 ...
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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
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The
Algerian Caravan for Brotherhood & Science reaching
Gaza: 10-15 September 2012
An
Algerian delegation of astronomers from various universities
went to Gaza to show the solidarity of the Algerian people,
and in particular its scientists, with the suffering of
the Gazan inhabitants as they are subjected to an inhuman
blockade by the Israelis. More Here
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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. ...
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As for the Shawwal (Eid) crescent, it won't be visible throughout
the Muslim World as the Moon sets earlier than the Sun...
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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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Astrophotography
Camp at Djerba: A joint Jeunes Science Djerba- Sirius event:
12-15 July 2012
Another joint program across the borders
this time, aiming at forming astrophotographers. We had
the exceptional collaboration of Babak Tafreshi the TWAN
director who initiated young amateurs to this subtle art...More
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More Here on the Previous Sirius Activities (Prior to 2012)...
