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The National Schools’ Observatory: Access to the Universe for All

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2021

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Sally E. Cooper*
Affiliation:
Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, IC2 Liverpool Science Park, 146 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L3 5RF, UK email: nso@ljmu.ac.uk
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Abstract

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The National Schools’ Observatory is an educational platform that offers free access to all schools in the UK and Ireland to the world’s largest robotic telescope, the Liverpool Telescope. The website offers activities, resources for teaching and importantly Go Observing, the telescope interface. The website receives 1.5 million visitors a year and has registered users in 80 countries. The next generation of robotic telescopes offer a unique opportunity to build in education, that is open and accessible to all.

Keywords

Astrophysics – Instrumentation and Methods for AstrophysicsAstrophysics – High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaPhysics – Physics Education
Type
Research Article
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 15 , Symposium S367: Education and Heritage in the Era of Big Data in Astronomy , December 2019 , pp. 28 - 29
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of International Astronomical Union

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