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About
the 4th Salon and More
This
year's Salon is held in conjonction with the October 3 annular eclipse. As
usual, the celebrations of the Salon were made to coincide with the
World Space Week, except that
for the eclipse's sake, it was advanced by a week.This Salon's theme
is, not unexpectedly, on the October 3, annular eclipse.
More on the
previous Salons at:
The Fourth Constantine Salon on Popular
Astronomy
All in all, it was a short (Due to the eclipse!) but beautiful
Salon, held at the Issiakhem Exposition Hall in the heart of
center city. The exposants were distributed between the two
levels of the Hall. Here standing at right, Mustapha Derradji,
the President of Sirius in charge of the Salon.
The various associations (Here from El Eulma) made a beautiful
show, full of color and taste.
The setting up of the expo was done on Friday. Here Mustapha
from Sirius fixing up the banderol.
The view from the top was dominating, to say the least.
Tarek, our previous treasurer, in full action.
Mission accomplie! The Earth was properly inflated.
The new panels needed some expertise to set up. Manal and Khadidja
at work.
Sideral Dialogue:
"Ahlan Ana al aqwa", "Sawfa ouksifouka ya chamsou"
...
Mustapha and Amine stitching
From Ain Fakroun, with smiles.
The INCT was also well represented.
Participants played wonderfully their role with the public.
The Celestial Dome Society from El Oued
The new Astronomy Club from Annaba.
The projects of the smarties' Club of the Sirius Association
had its corner with its various realisations, presented by Aisha
and Douniazad..
The Sirius reception desk had a display of various programs
free to use and in particular the Eclipse site of the Association.
Here Saber manipulating the PC.
The eclipse maps were sold for a small price. Here Karima at
the stand.
Iyad Mustapha Ahmed gave a lecture on photographic techniques
at the Khroub Cultural Center for the participants.
This workshop was well received by the participants to the point
that the whole program went into close to two hours.
Seminar on the Eclipse at Dar el Imam
Some 250 Imams, Mourchidates and religious personnal from all
over the wilaya participated at the Seminar on the annular eclipse
organized by our Association in coordination with the Directorate
of Religious Affairs of the Constantine Wilaya.
Every mosque and religious office in the Wilaya was provided
graciously an
eclipse map which was
produced by our Association in collaboration
with the CRAAG and the INCT.
Some 250 maps were distributed in all.
Seminar to School teachers at El
Houria High School
The Seminar was organized by the Sirius Astronomy Association
for the benefit of the High School teachers of the city of Constantine.
It was in preparation of the national lesson on the October
3 eclipse to be given on the 1st of October nationwide.
Many High School teachers, mostly teaching Geography and Physics
classes, attended the Seminar.
Explanations on the eclipses.
The representative of Sirius at right donating maps to the Schools
of the Constantine wilaya. At left is Mr.Abderahmane
Teyyar head of the Constantine Inspection Department of the
Ministry of National Education Some 520 maps were donated to
all the Schools, Middle Schools and High Schools in the region.
Many more were donated to various state institutions in and
outside Constantine.