After the astronomical event, the ULS will continue carrying out activities to disseminate knowledge and science, aimed at the entire community.

Positive was the evaluation of the activities carried out by the ULS-CONICYT mobile planetarium in different communes of the Coquimbo Region in view of the solar eclipse on July 2, where boys and girls from various establishments were able to learn about astronomy, in addition to the care that must be taken when observing this astronomical phenomenon.

During the last day of functions prior to the solar eclipse, the planetarium was located in the Pentagon Hall of the ULS, where more than 200 students from schools in La Serena and Coquimbo arrived accompanied by their teachers and parents, who received certified glasses for view the eclipse safely.

Paula González, 2nd grade teacher at Colegio Gerónimo Rendic, considers that the work done by the school when it comes to sharing knowledge is quite positive. “That the University provides help or training to teachers is ideal, because this way one keeps updating, using another strategy, boys and girls can learn more when taught by an expert and it is more motivating for their studies,” she emphasized.

Meanwhile, Dr. Marcelo Jaque, academic from the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the ULS, highlighted the work that will be carried out after the astronomical phenomenon, regarding scientific dissemination. "We have realized that citizens are happy with topics such as astronomy, and we believe that in this way we can bring science closer to the children of the region, so we have a greater responsibility regarding how to disseminate this knowledge ", accurate.

After the eclipse, the ULS will continue to perform functions with the mobile planetarium, covering new astronomical content, in addition to generating activities with teachers focused on these new topics and developing additional projects for the remainder of the year.

Written by Tomás Rodríguez, DirCom