Ulju-gun to Host 'This Year's Yeongnam Alps Starlight Tour'

Ulju-gun, Ulsan City will hold a star observation experience event, "2023 Yeongnam Alps Starlight Tour," for two days from the 27th to the 28th at the Yeongnam Alps Complex Welcome Center.

This event was planned to inspire dreams and imagination about space in children interested in the aerospace field.

Using the natural environment of the Yeongnam Alps as a backdrop, participants will observe solar prominences with specialized solar observation equipment during the day and listen to stories about constellations while experiencing "LED Constellation Making."

Additionally, families can make and launch "LED Aero Rockets" together, learning about rocket operation principles and various scientific knowledge.

In the evening, participants will learn how to operate telescopes and have the opportunity to directly use telescopes to observe constellations in earnest.

They will observe beautiful and mysterious celestial objects such as the Moon, Venus, Mars, the Ring Nebula, the Hercules Globular Cluster, the Orion Nebula, the Pinwheel Galaxy, Ursa Major, and Gemini.

The number of participants is limited to 200 per day, targeting families including elementary school students residing in Ulju-gun or older.

Applications can be submitted online through the Yeongnam Alps Complex Welcome Center website until the 14th. The selection results will be announced on the 17th after a computer drawing.

For more details, please contact the Yeongnam Alps Complex Welcome Center.

Ulju County Office.

An official from Ulju-gun stated, "May is the best month for star observation, and we hope the Yeongnam Alps Starlight Tour will be a great opportunity to resolve the usual questions about space." He added, "We will continue to strive to meet children's interest in the space field and nurture future scientific talents."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.