Universe in the Park: An Outreach Program in the State of Wisconsin

这一奖项将资助威斯康星州州立公园系统内的一个外展项目--“公园里的宇宙”。公园工作坊中的每个宇宙都是从威斯康星大学的一名本科生(或研究生)就当前的天文主题或最近的发现发表演讲开始的。然后，学生们使用大口径但便携的望远镜带领公众进行观测。除了对公众参与者的广泛影响外，学生们还将学习如何为普通观众准备和做演示，磨练他们对天空的知识，并了解最新的天文事件。这一奖项将资助约60个宇宙在公园的会议，并将达到数千名观众。该计划的网页为：http://www.astro.wisc.edu/uitp/

This award will fund "Universe in the Park", an outreach program that is held throughout the State park system in Wisconsin. Each Universe in the Park workshop starts with a presentation on a current astronomical topic or a recent discovery by an undergraduate (or graduate) student form the University of Wisconsin. The students then lead an observing session for the public using large-aperture, but portable, telescopes. In addition to the broad impact on the public participants, the students learn how to prepare and make presentations to lay audiences, hone their knowledge of the sky, and keep current on recent astronomical events. This award will fund approximately 60 Universe in the Park sessions and will reach an audience of several thousand. The web page for the program is: http://www.astro.wisc.edu/uitp/