Planetary Science Outreach by the Hellenic Amateur Astronomy Association

Planetary Science Outreach by the Hellenic Amateur Astronomy Association Emmanuel I. Kardasis Electronic Engineer MSc, Planets Section of Hellenic Amateur Astronomy Association

Hellenic Amateur Astronomy Association (HAAA ) (in Greek: Σύλλογος Ερασιτεχνικής Αστρονομίας ) www.hellas-astro.gr

HAAA structure is derived from international successful associations > organized in observational sections a number of which are strongly related with the Europlanet (Planet, Solar, Comet, Meteor,Outreach). These sections are essentially the backbone of the association

Initially there was almost no interest! And then we started to ACT more on Outreach! Outreach with small presentations (by PRO and AM) & direct observation of the moon & planets!

site www.hellas-astro.gr Publications + mailing list & social Lessons Conferences Outreach Monthly meetings Observations Star Parties National Star Parties (Organize & participate)

20-22/7/2007: 1η Πανελλήνια Συνάντηση Ερασιτεχνών Αστρονόμων

With hs.gr NASA International Space Apps Challenge 2013 interaction and cooperation With professional astronomers/scientists Sun and Variable Stars held in the University of Athens> Star Parties in Clear Skies PireausTrekking Club & IYA 2009 National Star Party

Advertising Poster Press release/announcement for Public Open Events/ Special events Brief presentation with many spectacular images & stories & Finally observation!

& in the end Observation of planets!

Announcement via social media forums and mails Advertising Poster Detailed & focused presentationslessons-workshops Discussion and/or Related Observation Special events (Oppositions,Eclipses, Transits,Comets etc) Feedback Sharing ideas-results

Announcement via social media forums and mails Advertising Poster Detailed & focused presentations-lessons-workshops (HANDS-ON!) Discussion and/or Related Observation Special events (Oppositions,Eclipses,Transits,Comets etc) Feedback Sharing ideas-results

POP Project

Mercury Καρδάσης, Ε. 2013, "Ψηφιακές παρατηρήσεις πλανητών κατά την διάρκεια της ημέρας", 8ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Ερασιτεχνικής Αστρονομίας, Θάσος, 11-13 Οκτωβρίου 2013 Kardasis, E. 2013, Digital daylight observations of the planets with small telescopes, EPSC 2013, 8 13 September 2013, London, UK. http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/epsc2013/epsc2013-795.pdf

Venus

Mars

Observable weather phenomena With Amateur telescopes

Ανακαλύψεις προσκρούσεων στον Δία µε µικρά τηλεσκόπια Αποτελούν σπουδαίο κίνητρο για παρατήρηση

Jupiter

Saturn

URANUS

Neptune

and visual obs!

Conclusions

Presenting POP at EPSC 2015 (Nantes)

HAAA Hackerspace.gr Hunting Club of Arvanitsa Observational campaigns and expeditions! More then 1000 participants in the National Star Party in 2013! The most massive ever in Europe! Workshops (also for Planetary observation, occultations, Jupiter mutual events) Telescopic observations of Saturn for newcomers Volunteers

Advertising Poster Announcement via social media forums and mails Detailed & focused presentation Observation Feedback Sharing results

Present interesting cases of Amateur contribution to science! Mars 2012 Terminator cloud High precision comet trajectory estimates: the Mars flyby of C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) http://arxiv.org/pdf/1507. 01980.pdf

Voutyras O., Maravelias G., Bellias I., Kardasis, E. 2013, 10 Years of Developing Outreach Techniques and Best Practice by the Hellenic Amateur Astronomy Association, EPSC 2013, 8 13 September 2013, London, UK.

Voutyras O., Maravelias G., Bellias I., Kardasis, E. 2013, 10 Years of Developing Outreach Techniques and Best Practice by the Hellenic Amateur Astronomy Association, EPSC 2013, 8 13 September 2013, London, UK.

Promoting dark and clear skies awareness

https://vimeo.com/61746386 Above video can be found at https://vimeo.com/61746386 Thanks to HAAA,Orfefs Voutyras, Grigoris Maravelias, J.D.Strikis, Manos Vourliotis My wife Dimitra and my sons John and George

Hellenic Amateur Astronomy Association(HAAA), available at: http://www.hellas-astro.gr, The Planetary Observation Project POP - March 2015, available in Greek at: http://www.hellas-astro.gr/articles/astromanos-2015-03-04-2132 Kardasis E.,Rogers J.,Orton G., Delcroix M.,Christou A.,Jacquesson M., Christou A.,Foulkes M.,Yanamandra-Fisher P..,Maravelias G 2016, "The need for Professional-Amateur collaborations in studies of Jupiter and Saturn",126, 1-2016 Journal of British Astronomical Assosiation, available at: https://britastro.org/sites/default/files/jbaa%20126-1%20kardasis.pdf Kαρδάσης Ε. κα,εκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα παρατήρησης πλανητών", 9ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Ερασιτεχνικής Αστρονομίας, Σπάρτη από τις 9-11 Οκτωβρίου 2015. E. Kardasis, E. Vourliotis, I. Bellias, G. Maravelias, E. Vakalopoulos, P. Papadeas, K. Marouda, and O. Voutyras, 2015, "Spreading the passion for scientifically useful planetary observations", EPSC2015-707,27 September 02 October 2015 La Cité des Congrès, Nantes, France. Καρδάσης, Ε., Μαραβέλιας Γ., Χρήστου Α., Yanamandra-Fisher P., Orton G., Rogers J.H., Jacquesson M.,Delcroix M., 2013, "Η ανάγκη συνεργασίας Επαγγελματιών-Ερασιτεχνών στην παρατήρηση των αέριων γιγάντων", 8ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Ερασιτεχνικής Αστρονομίας, Θάσος, 11-13 Οκτωβρίου 2013, διαθέσιμη η παρουσίαση στο: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz_g-qyy1ry Voutyras O., Maravelias G., Bellias I., Kardasis, E. 2013, 10 Years of Developing Outreach Techniques and Best Practice by the Hellenic Amateur Astronomy Association, EPSC 2013, 8 13 September 2013, London, UK. Available at: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/epsc2013/epsc2013-798.pdf Kardasis E., Maravelias G., Yanamandra-Fisher P., Orton G, Rogers J.,Jacquesson M., Christou A., Delcroix M. 2013, "The need of Professional-Amateur (PRO-AM) collaborations to the monitoring of the giant planets", 11th Hellenic Astronomical Conference,8 12 September 2013, Athens,GR. Kardasis E. et al 2010,"Activities of the Hellenic Amateur Astronomy Association for the International Year of Astronomy 2009",Final Reoport of IYA2009, International Astronomical Union, pp. 640-642.Available at: http://www.astronomy2009.org/resources/documents/detail/iya2009_final_report/