On 9 October, 2017 in Lahore, Pakistan, UNAWE Student Ambassadors Saif and Yumna organised a space science and solar observation outreach event at a local high school. This event was inspired by World Space Week 2017: ‘Exploring New Worlds in Space’.
Over 200 students of the Unique High School Boys Campus Gulberg were present, accompanied by teachers and management staff. The event started with a lecture on the Sun and other important topics in astronomy. “The difference between astrology and astronomy were also discussed, because they are often confused in the local community.” Then they were told about space colonization, with a particular emphasis on Mars colonization.
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A solar observation session was held afterwards where the students viewed the sun through the telescope and tried to identify the sunspots. Maroof Mian from the Lahore Astronomical Society was there with a telescope for solar observation, which granted the students with the opportunity of hands-on learning experience.
Saif Ullah Khan is an 18 year old A levels student at Lahore Grammar School Johar Town Senior Boys Branch in Lahore, Pakistan, and head of the Astronomical Society there. Yumna Majeed (19 year old) studies Medical Lab Technology at Allama Iqbal Medical College in Lahore, Pakistan and is head of the Science Club there.
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