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17 July 2014 Astronomical phenomena: events with high impact factor in teaching optics and photonics
Dan Curticapean
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Proceedings Volume 9289, 12th Education and Training in Optics and Photonics Conference; 928909 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2070281
Event: 12th Education and Training in Optics and Photonics Conference, 2013, Porto, Portugal
Abstract
Astronomical phenomena fascinate people from the very beginning of mankind up to today. They have a enthusiastic effect, especially on young people. Among the most amazing and well-known phenomena are the sun and moon eclipses. The impact factor of such events is very high, as they are being covered by mass media reports and the Internet, which provides encyclopedic content and discussion in social networks. The principal optics and photonics topics that can be included in such lessons originate from geometrical optics and the basic phenomena of reflection, refraction and total internal reflection. Lenses and lens systems up to astronomical instruments also have a good opportunity to be presented. The scientific content can be focused on geometrical optics but also diffractive and quantum optics can be incorporated successfully. The author will present how live streams of the moon eclipses can be used to captivate the interest of young listeners for optics and photonics. The gathered experience of the last two moon eclipses visible from Germany (on Dec, 21 2010 and Jun, 15 2011) will be considered. In an interactive broadcast we reached visitors from more than 135 countries.
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Dan Curticapean "Astronomical phenomena: events with high impact factor in teaching optics and photonics", Proc. SPIE 9289, 12th Education and Training in Optics and Photonics Conference, 928909 (17 July 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2070281
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