In a new day of functions, more than 150 students from the regional capital could learn about astronomy in an educational way.

The activities carried out by the mobile planetarium (ULS - CONICYT) in different communes of the Coquimbo Region have been evaluated as a complete success, and on this occasion it allowed students from different levels of schools in La Serena to learn a little more about astronomy, in a didactic way.

Fulfilling its role as the scientific - educational partner of the next solar eclipse, the University of La Serena has carried out different activities that seek to bring the knowledge of astronomy to the regional community; Among them is the visit of the mobile planetarium, which allows boys and girls to learn more about the universe.

On a new day of functions, the planetarium was located in the Pentagon Hall of the ULS, a place where more than 150 students from various establishments in the regional capital arrived, accompanied by their teachers.

Dr. Marcelo Jaque, academic from the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the ULS, referred to the importance of the work involved in bringing spaces of this type closer to the community. "It is very important to be able to bring knowledge to the entire city, it is a role that the University must fulfill and what better with tools like the planetarium where we bring and teach about astronomy in a very simple way to the community, especially when a phenomenon is approaching of global importance as is the next solar eclipse.”

Norma Valenzuela, professor at Colegio Japan, considered it very positive that the University creates spaces of this type for the boys and girls of the region. “I think it is good that the University generates these instances, it is good that children can learn from a young age about the work that the University does and that they generate expectations regarding their future.”

The University of La Serena continues to work on sharing knowledge with the community through talks and educational activities in public spaces, focused on the astronomical phenomenon that will soon occur.

Written by Tomás Rodríguez, DirCom