Mt. Meru Astronomical Observatory
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2023 was a year that introduced our first teacher training workshop and the first time one of our own staff was able to attend a conference in another country! We also enjoyed several visitors to our observatory. 202302 – IAU OAE Teacher Training Workshop 202310 – IAU Shaw at SAAO 202311 – Astronomy Club
About OSEO The Organization for Science, Education, and Observatory (OSEO) in Meru District, Tanzania is the governing body and operator of the Mt. Meru Astronomical Observatory (MMAO). From 2014 through 2019 OSEO worked with Telescopes to Tanzania, a project of Astronomers Without Borders, to develop, construct, and manage the physical observatory. As of 2020 the …
On December 23, 2023 Kai, Elineema, and Mponda simultaneously received an email from the contact form on this website. It was from David Tan, an engineer who owns and operates a cafe in Dar es Salaam. He asked for a visit to the MMAO observatory. Given the close proximity to Christmas, Kai attempted to relieve …
Elineema Nassari, Director at MMAO, was awarded travel, lodging, and attendance of the African regional Shaw-IAU meeting hosted by the International Astronomers Union Office of Astronomy for Development on the campus of the South Africa Astronomical Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa. The workshop was from November 3-5, 2023. Elineema writes, “This was a unique opportunity …
At the African Reginal SHAW-IAU workshop MMAO Director Elineema Nassari was given a Galileoscope. Elineema brought it to the Astronomy club at Makumira school, where he was a former teacher. The students assembled and used the telescope, a permanent donation to their programs.
Today MMAO was honored to receive teachers from Inspiring Teachers, an innovative nonprofit helping teachers fulfill the promise of education. Inspiring Teachers designs programs for rollout across systems. Their programs equip school and system leaders with tools that enable them to systematically support teachers so they can make greater impact in their classrooms. Inspiring Teachers …
Between 9th and 11th February 2023 at the foot of Mt. Meru in northeastern Tanzania a total of sixteen teachers participated in three days of training on an integrated approach to astronomy education in Tanzania. A range of topics including the importance of astronomy in our daily lives, a tour of our local neighbourhood including …
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The Mount Meru Astronomical Observatory is ready to receive you and your group for your spectacular starry night journey in the Southern Hemisphere. You can bring your family, travel group, or family to our observatory. Or we can bring a telescope to you. To avoid spam we have returned to old fashioned email: contact at …