Data Central uses cookies to make your browsing experience better. By using Data Central you agree to its use of cookies. Learn more I agree

Outreach

Welcome to our Data Central's Outreach Programme! Here you'll find videos, articles and resources to engage future would-be data scientists, engineers and astronomers. If you've got any questions, get in touch!

show all
Intro to telescopes snapshot
An Introduction to Telescopes
Dec. 6, 2018
Summer vacation student Natalie Lowson has created and produced this educational video as part of her 2016-2017 summer school project at the AAO.
Intro to instruments snapshot
An Introduction to Astronomical Instruments
Dec. 6, 2018
This is the second introductory video created and produced by Nataliea Lowson as part of her 2016-2017 summer vacation student project at the AAO.
The AAT and its instruments snapshot
The AAT and its instruments
Dec. 6, 2018
This is the third introductory video created and produced by Nataliea Lowson as part of her 2016-7 summer vacation student project at the AAO.
Outreach SAMI survey snapshot
The SAMI instrument and Survey
Dec. 6, 2018
The Sydney-AAO Multi-object Integral-field spectrograph puts 13 fused hexabundles, each containing 61 fibres, across a square-degree field of view. In this video, learn how the SAMI team use the SAMI instrument to provide a comprehensive spatially-resolved view of galaxy evolution.
Outreach AAT archive
The AAT Archive
Dec. 6, 2018
This video overviews the release of the AAT archival data and how users can access it on Data Central.
Placeholder image
The GALAH survey
Dec. 6, 2018
The formation and evolution of galaxies is one of the great outstanding problems of modern astrophysics. Learn how the GALAH survey undertakes galactic archaeology!