Free Astronomy Magazine November-December 2017

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2017 provide lecturers and material to- gether with several other partners. The registration fee of € 500 covers full-board accommodation at the hostel in Saint Barthélemy, supervi- sion by professional staff, all astro- nomical and leisure activities, ma- terials, excursions, internal trans- port and insurance. Bus transport between the observatory and the airport of Milan Malpensa will be provided. The fee does not include travel costs between the student’s home and Milan Malpensa. The camp will accommodate a max- imum of 56 secondary school stu- dents aged between 16 and 18 (born in the years 1999–2001) from the ESO Member States and addi- tional ESO Science Outreach Net- work countries. A limited number of places will be available to students from other countries. The applicant with the best entry from one of ESO’s Member States, will win a bursary of- fered by ESO that will cover the complete cost of the camp in- cluding transport. Several national part- ners will also provide support to the best ap- plications from a stu- dent residing in their respective countries. The selection criteria and other instructions for participation are given on the Camp web page. P articipants of the 4 th ESO Astron- omy Camp hosted by ESO and Sterrenlab at the Astronomical Ob- servatory of the Aosta Valley, lo- cated in Saint Barthélemy. [L. Polo] E SO and its Science Outreach Network are collaborating with the science education event or- ganiser Sterrenlab and the Astro- nomical Observatory of the Auto- nomous Region of the Aosta Valley (OAVdA) to arrange the fifth ESO Astronomy Camp on the topic of Distances in the Universe. The camp will take place from Tuesday 26 De- cember 2017 to Monday 1 January 2018 in the Aosta Valley, Italy. The camp will explore the theme of Distances in the Universe through several astronomical sessions, including lectures, hands-on activities, and night- time observations with the telescopes and instruments at the observatory. So- cial activities, winter sports and excursions will contribute to making the camp a memorable experi- ence for the parti- cipants. ESO and OAVdA will be re- sponsible for the sci- entific programme of the ESO Astron- omy Camp, and will T he Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley. [OAVDA, Fondation Clément Fillietroz] !