Introducing High-School And University Students To Practical Astronomy Via Virtual Observatory Tools

Alexander Kurtenkov
Institute of Astronomy and National Astronomical Observatory, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

https://doi.org/10.53656/nat2021-4.06

Abstract. Large-scale astronomical surveys from the last decades have turned the usage of catalogs and archival data into one of the primary skills of contemporary observational astronomers. Virtual observatory tools give high-school and university students the opportunity to conduct astronomical research by themselves, using freely available observational data. For this purpose, they need basic theoretical knowledge in astronomy. The current paper includes a review of this theoretical knowledge as well as a review of Virtual observatory tools suitable for students. Results obtained by students using VO tools at the Beli Brezi Summer School in Astronomy and Astrophysics are presented as well.
Keywords: astronomical catalogs; astronomical education; observational astronomy; virtual observatory; data science

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