Next Friday, May 15, these presentations begin via streaming through the YouTube channel of the University of La Serena (Userena Official).

Astronomy and eclipses in the Mapuche world will be the first topic to be discussed at the beginning of the third season of the “AstroSerena” series of talks, organized by the University of La Serena, through its Department of Astronomy, and the collaboration of the Gemini Observatory , and that this year it will be carried out remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic that afflicts the entire world.

For the creator of the initiative, the astronomer and ULS academic, Dr. Rodolfo Angeloni, “the idea of ​​AstroSerena is to reach all types of audiences and to remain over time as a cultural option within the framework of astronomy and related sciences. . “This is the third season where around 10 exhibitors will participate, with talks twice a month, until the end of August.”

Likewise, the Director of Research and Development of the ULS, Dr. Sergio Torres, highlighted the instance and pointed out that “with the purpose of sharing knowledge, on this occasion DIDULS, together with the Strategic Communication Directorate and the Information Technology Center Computer Science of the University, are supporting the realization of the series of talks that has the collaboration of the members of the Department of Astronomy and Multidisciplinary Research Institute in Science and Technology of the ULS. For DIDULS, it is important to continue supporting initiatives that allow us to bring knowledge closer to the community, through technological modalities that are being the usual communication tools under the current situation we are experiencing, as they are relevant elements of the ecosystem that promotes research at the institution.

Astronomy and eclipses in the Mapuche world

The first talk of “AstroSerena” 2020 will be given by the PhD Archaeologist. from the Inter-American Society of Astronomy in Culture, Dr. Ricardo Moyano, and will be held via streaming on Friday, May 15 at 16:30 p.m. through the YouTube channel of the University of La Serena (Userena Official),

The exhibition will explain the intrigue that solar and lunar eclipses entail regardless of places and time and from the point of view of the Mapuche world, where these phenomena are understood as signs of great changes or catastrophes, which include the lives of human beings. on earth, natural entities and celestial deities.

For all those who want to know more about the “AstroSerena” cycle, sponsored by the Alma-CONICYT Project #31180047, you can visit their website: http://astroserena.weebly.com/