The 46th International School for Young Astronomers (ISYA) was organized from July 7th to 25th at the Yachai Tech University campus in Urcuquí, Ecuador, by an alliance of four Ecuadorian universities, namely Yachay Tech University, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Universidad Central del Ecuador, and Universidad del Azuay.
We have received 32 students from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela who are pursuing Astronomy studies at the BSc/MSc and PhD level. They have been trained by a team of 12 lecturers from Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Spain and USA.
The following photos have been taken by organizers and students during the school. What a great experience!
Students and lecturers in front of the library of Yachay Tech University, a historical building that once upon a time was a sugar mill.
Views of the main building where we held the school:
Panoramic view of the library
Coffee area
panoramic view of the campus from the library, and the Yachay sign (“Knowledge” in quichua) in the distance.
Observatorio virtual: Thiago S. Goncalves (Oss. Valongo, Brasil)
Python para Astrofísica: Wladimir Banga Barragán (Yachay Tech U, Ecuador)
Python para Astrofísica: Fernando Buitrado (U. Valladolid, España)
Cosmología: David Mora (Univ. Oslo, Noruega)
Vista del salón de clases
Tiempo de preguntas
Trabajo de grupo
Trabajo de grupo
Salón de cómputo
Manualidades en Astronomía cultural
Trabajos
Trabajos
Trabajos
Algunos de los profesores
Noche de observación con Karín Menéndez-Delmestre (Obs. Valongo, Brasil))
Noche de observaciones, los estudiantes dan instrucciones al telescopio de 1.6m en Obs. Pico Dos Días, Brasil.
Presentaciones de grupo
Presentaciones de grupo
Taller de ética de trabajo
Yo modero la discusión del taller de ética
Graduación
Graduación
Graduación
And apart from hard work during working days, we had a bit of time to visit the surrounding locations during the weekend:
Entering the Chanchimbiro thermal baths of Santagua, with Ignacio Ranea and David Mota
View othe thermal baths
But first a bit of trekking
WIth breathtaking views of the valley
A meal out with the students
Ibarra with lecturers Sandro Bressan, Juan Rafael Martínez Galarza and David Mota
Ibarra parks
Tiles in Ibarra
A dinner out in Ibarra during the second week of the school, with lecturers Laurence Sabin, David Mota, Nicolás Vásquez, David Andrade, Karín Menéndez Delmestre and Juan Rafael Martínez Galarza.
A romantic seat at Cuicocha volcano
Group photograpth near de lake
Panoramic view of the lake
Flowers in the path surrounding the lake
Flowers in the path surrounding the lake
Flowers in the path surrounding the lake
View of the valley from the highest peak
Flowers in the path surrounding the lake
Flowers in the path surrounding the lake
Flowers in the path surrounding the lake
Flowers in the path surrounding the lake
Flowers in the path surrounding the lake
View of the lake and hikers to the highest peak around the lake
Street art in Cotacachi
At the Poncho market in Otavalo I found these rugs, identical to the one my uncle Santi brought from Peru to my family after being a misionary there
A meal at Yahuarcocha
and some adventurers in boats
Students in the boat with lecturer helga Denés
The good-bye posters collectively created by students:
And Juan Rafael wants our official photo for the ISYA web page updated, so here are the ISYA Program directors at work:
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