Free Astronomy Magazine March-April 2020

22 MARCH-APRIL 2020 OUR EXPERIENCES formational component. Therefore, with many of our images, we do not strive to be first-rate astro- photographers (of which there are many in Spain). Instead, we look for topics and subjects to propose a process for in conferences presentations or to aid in explaining simple con- cepts. Of all dissemination activi- ties, the central one in our activity plan is the Encuen- tro Astronómico Astro- Martos, of which eleven editions have been held since 2002. In the meeting, amateurs from all over the national territory meet in our locality to participate in conferences and presen- tations made by top-level scientists. There is also a night observation activity open to the public, which Although in the association, there are excellent astrophotographers of both night landscapes and deep-sky objects, the members of the association have always tried to make images with a clear, in- S tratospheric image of eastern Andalusia. You can see the Sierra Nevada and the Mediterranean Sea in the background. P hoto of the partici- pants atin the VII AstroMartos Astronomi- cal Meeting 2008. F oto estratosférica de la provincia de Jaén con el Parque Natural de Ca- zorla, Segura y las Villas en primer plano.