Interactive Stations
Inspiring Stars is an itinerant international exhibition promoted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to highlight world initiatives that address the concept of “inclusion” at outreach, didactic, and professional aspect, using astronomy. The resources presented here are part of existing global initiatives (identified and gathered through an international open call issued in 2018). Being inclusive both in its goals and practices, the exhibition develops itself along with the new environments it visits, assimilating best practices from around the world and highlighting different local initiatives, therefore strengthening global ties between the communities.
Tactile CARDIS
Tactile grid for teaching mathematics, including the conversion between Cartesian and Spherical coordinates.
Credit: Kathy DeGioia Eastwood (Northern Arizona University) & Wanda Diaz Merced, IAU Office of Astronomy for Development
Tactile Models & Sonification Project
Computer display translating astronomy measurements into sound.
Credit: Beatriz Garcia / Office of Astronomy for Development, Argentina, South Africa
3D Planets & Moon
Participants will be able to experience planet Venus, Mars and Moon surface features trough touch.
Credit: Amelia Ortiz Gil. Universidad de Valencia, Spain
Tactile Subaru Model
Participants will be able to experience the Subaru Telescope trough touch.
Credit: Kumiko Usuda-Sato, Japan
Eclipse Soundscapes
The Eclipse Soundscape Project brings the awe and wonder of the eclipses to people who are blind or visually impaired in real time using innovative but accessible technology.
Credit: Dr Henry "Trae" Winter III, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
3D Tactile Models
A selection of 3D printed tactile astronomy models and associated activities, including a tactile Hubble tuning fork diagram, a tactile H-R diagram, various 3D models of Eta Carinae, and a 3D model of the constellation Orion.
Credit: Dr. Thomas Madura, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy at San Jose State University in Silicon Valley California, USA
Sense the Universe
Sense the Universe is a multisensorial representation of the invisible Universe addressing three senses: sight, touch and hearing.
Credit: Stefania Varano, Italy
Inclusive Science Education (Biology)
Will show three-dimensional tactile models incorporating technology to display auditory information, including an example of enhanced 3D printed prototypes.
Credit: Cristina Reynaga, Mexico
Inclusive Telescope
Both sighted and blind participants will be able to observe the Sun.
Credit: Allyson Bieryla; Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics, USA
Contact
StarSound
StarSound data sonification tool to enhance and accelerate discovery for research, citizen science, and inclusion.
Credit: Garry Foran and Jeffrey Cooke, Australia
Astronomy Tactile Posters & Books
Braille and tactile illustrated posters in English on galaxies, Sun, etc.
Credit: Amy Hansen and Kimberly Arcand; Harvard Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics, USA