Catch a Star 2008 is open

 

Win a trip to a world-class astronomical observatory in Chile.

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The European Southern Observatory (ESO) and the European Association for Astronomy Education have opened the 2008 instalment of ‘Catch a Star,’ an international astronomy competition, to school students.
 
For its sixth year, the competition will give students the chance to win the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit ESO’s flagship observatory in Chile, amongst many other prizes.
 
The competition includes separate categories - 'Catch a Star Researchers' and 'Catch a Star Adventurers' - to guarantee that every student, whatever their level, has the chance to enter and win prizes.
 
In teams, students investigate an astronomical topic of their choice and write a report about it. An important part of the project for 'Catch a Star Researchers' is to think about how ESO's telescopes, such as the Very Large Telescope (VLT) or future telescopes such as the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), could contribute to investigations of the topic. Students may also include practical activities such as observations or experiments.
 
For the artistically minded, 'Catch a Star' also offers an artwork competition, 'Catch a Star Artists'.

Competition for a top prize

Last year saw hundreds of students from Europe and beyond enter ‘Catch a Star,’ submitting astronomical projects and artwork.
 
"'Catch a Star' gets students thinking about the wonders of the Universe and the science of astronomy, with a chance of winning great prizes. It's easy to take part, whether by writing about astronomy or creating astronomically inspired artwork," said Douglas Pierce-Price, Education Officer at ESO.
 
As well as the top prize - a trip to ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile - visits to observatories in Austria and Spain, and many other prizes, can also be won. 'Catch a Star Researchers' winners will be chosen by an international jury, and 'Catch a Star Adventurers' will be awarded further prizes by lottery. Entries for 'Catch a Star Artists' will be displayed on the web and winners chosen with the help of a public online vote.
 
Detailed entry information and rules can be found at http://www.eso.org/catchastar/cas2008/.
 
The deadline for submitting an entry for the 2008 competition is Friday, 29 February 2008, 17:00 Central European Time.

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