North Manchester Education and Community Astronomy centre.

天文学研究宇宙的起源和演化，天体的物理和化学，以及它们的位置和运动的计算，是人类最迷人和最重要的努力之一。因此，这个项目的一个基本目的是鼓励人们在实践和理论上参与这项研究。作为这次参与的结果，他们中的一些人将受到激励，进一步研究这门学科，并可能从事与天文学相关的职业。另一个目标是在北曼彻斯特地区建立一个多功能的社区天文中心，该中心位于布里，目前没有其他设施。屋顶天文台将设在兰开夏郡的圣十字第六中学布里，将包括一个全自动的圆顶和望远镜，在下面预先存在的设备齐全的实验室进行观测和控制，最多可同时容纳30人。天文中心将服务于北曼彻斯特和兰开夏郡及其周围的大型社区。该项目将在多个层面上促进天文学：教育，从小学到16岁后，通过IOP进行教师培训，公众将通过独立的天文小组完全进入。天文中心的投标是建造一个完全遥远的穹顶和望远镜。下面的天文室、电脑套房和互动白板不是竞标的一部分。为了让尽可能多的人接触到该中心，从家庭到学生和业余研究项目，晚上的操作将由独立于学院的当地天文小组进行，并得到IOP和接受过操作培训的当地教师的支持。我们的想法是，越多的人接受培训来使用它，我们就越能滚雪球般积累这一专业知识，并让尽可能多的学生、家庭和普通公众参与到科学中来。该中心是所有人的资源。

Astronomy, being the study of the origin and evolution of the Universe, the physics and chemistry of celestial objects, and the calculation of their positions and motions, is one of the most fascinating and important of human endeavours. Hence a fundamental aim of this project is to encourage people to participate in this study, in both practical and theoretical ways. As a result of this participation, some of them will be inspired to pursue the subject further and possibly follow an astronomy related career.Another aim is to provide a multi-purpose Community Astronomy centre in the North Manchester region, sited in Bury, where currently no other facilities exist.The roof top observatory will be based at Holy Cross sixth form college Bury, Lancashire and will comprise a fully automated dome and telescope viewed and controlled form a pre-existing fully equipped laboratory below that can hold up to 30 people at a time.The Astronomy centre will serve a large community in and around North Manchester and Lancashire. The project will promote Astronomy on a number of levels: Education, from Primary to post 16, teacher training via the IOP and the general public will be given full access via independent Astronomy groups.The Astronomy centre bid is for the building of a fully remote dome and telescopes. The Astronomy room below, Computer suites and interactive whiteboard is not part of the bid.For the centre to reach as many people as possible from families to student and amateur research projects, the evening operation will be undertaken by a local Astronomy group independent of the college, and also with support from the IOP and local teachers who are trained in its operation. The idea being that the more people who are trained to use it the more we can snowball this expertise and involve as many pupils, families and general public in the Science.The centre is a resource for all.