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Puerto Rican students selected to research internship to study galaxies at Arecibo Observatory

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Young Puerto Rican students Dianaly Cortés Rivera was selected to a research internship to study galaxies at the Arecibo Observatory.  

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Telescopes will be used to observe the moon and planet Jupiter

Submitted on 23 May 2017 - 12:13am

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San Juan, PR, May 22, 2017 — The Puerto Rico Astronomy Society, Inc. (PRAS),  the mayor of Vega Baja, Hon. Marcos Cruz Molina and the local administration, invite the general public to a night of astronomy observation. The event will take place on Saturday, June 3, 2017 starting at 6:30 pm at the Antigua Pista del Campamento Tortuguero in Vega Baja, carr. PR-686 and PR-687.

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Betting on scientific interest to drive Island's economy

Submitted on 10 April 2017 - 4:37pm

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Puerto Rican astronomy professor, Armando Caussade, published a book about his experience during a scientific mission to Antartica to motivate the young generation to get involved in STEM fields in order to drive economic growth in the Island.

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Class on how to use a telescope and star atlas

Submitted on 27 March 2017 - 3:38pm

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San Juan, PR, March 27, 2017 — The class titled "How to use a telescope and star atlas to observe the night sky" will begin next Saturday, April 1, 2017 at UMET in Cupey. The class will meet from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm for four consecutive Saturdays.

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Course about telescopes at UMET-Cupey

Submitted on 3 March 2017 - 6:53pm

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The Center for Sustainable Development Studies (CEDES) from the Graduate School of Environmental Affairs at the Metropolitan University, in collaboration with the Astronomy Society of Puerto Rico (SAPR) invites the general public to enroll in the course titled "The Telescopes" which will begin on Saturday, March 4 at UMET-Cupey. The class will last 3 hours (9:00am - 12:00pm) for four consecutive Saturdays.

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Puerto Rican selected by NASA to divulge astronomy and space science

Submitted on 22 January 2017 - 1:44am

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The Astronomical Society of Puerto Rico announced that NASA chose Puerto Rican Fernando Roquel Torres as the spokesperson of the voluntary educational progam "Solar System Ambasadors".

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Nebulae from Orion Constellation photographed from Carolina

Submitted on 10 January 2017 - 10:40pm

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San Juan, PR, January 10, 2017 — The Astronomy Society of Puerto Rico (SAPR) invites astronomy aficionados to share astronomy pictures taken with cameras and telescopes through their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/saprinc.

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Mercury will be visible at sunset these coming days

Submitted on 16 December 2016 - 1:55am

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The Astronomy Society of Puerto Rico informed that the planet Mercury will be seen everyday after sunset until approximatelly December, 20th. 

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Conversation about the life and work of the pioneer in astronomy dissemination

Submitted on 6 December 2016 - 2:14pm

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The Astronomy Society of Puerto Rico invites the general public to a conversation about the life and work of Gregoria Garcia. Garcia, an astronomer and professor, was a pioneer disseminating astronomy around the island. 

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Jupiter will be visible just before dawn in the coming weeks

Submitted on 21 November 2016 - 1:23pm

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The Astonomy Society of Puerto Rico, an organization supported by the NASA Puerto Rico Space Consortium, informs that the planet Jupiter will be visible just before sun rise in the coming weeks.  

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