100hoursofastronomyatout

Pitures from the 100 Hours of Astronomy event held at the Open University of Tanzania (OUT) on Friday evening on 3rd April 2009.

Captions for the picutres:

1. Out Students admiring the LX90 Mead reflector after seeing printed writings on an electronics gadget on an antennae on a rooftop about 100 meters away, equivalent to nearly 500x magnification.

2. OUT Science staff and memmber of the Astronomy Contact Group Mr Alex Alfred (left) demonstarting the Celestron Comet Catcher telescope to an OUT student

3. OUT DVC (RM) Prof Lughano Kusiluka (centre) and OUT Science staff Dr Angaza Gimbi (left) welcoming the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for UNESCO Prof Elizabeth Kiondo (right)

4. OUT Acting Vice Chancellor and DVC (RS) Prof Elifas Bisanda (center), DVC (RM) Prof Lughano Kusiluka (right) and the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for UNESCO Prof Elizabeth Kiondo (left) just before the beginning of the event.

More pictures and captions will be added soon