Gwangju Buk-gu, 2023 Family Starry Night Camp Operation

On the 29th, Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City announced that it will operate the '2023 Starry Night Camp with Families' at the Starlight Nuri Hall of the National Gwangju Science Museum.

This event was prepared in collaboration with the National Gwangju Science Museum to operate family-based astronomical observation and affinity programs, aiming to stimulate interest in astronomical science and foster a healthy family culture.

On the first day of the camp, participants will tour the main exhibition halls of the National Gwangju Science Museum, experience making refracting telescopes using lenses, and observe constellations. On the second day, there will be a keychain-making experience using thermoplastic plastic.

In particular, the constellation observation offers an opportunity to directly view various celestial bodies using the 1.2m main telescope at the Starlight Observatory and auxiliary observation room telescopes.

The camp will be held four times in total: ▲July 8?9 ▲July 22?23 ▲August 5?6 ▲August 19?20, and any family with elementary school children in the district can participate.

Each session accepts 20 families, about 80 participants, on a first-come, first-served basis. Families wishing to participate can apply through the National Gwangju Science Museum integrated reservation system.

A Buk-gu official said, "We hope that through this Starry Night Camp, students will increase their interest in science and create special memories with their families," adding, "We will continue to discover and operate various science programs where participants can learn through direct experience."

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