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The Dudley Observatory supports activities in New York's Capital Region aimed at increasing understanding of astronomy and its history. Educational activities include the following. 

The Rising Star Internship Program helps high school students learn about observational astronomy and the use and care of small telescopes.
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to APRIL 6

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The Albert Hessberg II Astronomy Campership Award, provides opportunities for high school students in their sophomore or junior years to participate in the Advanced Astronomy Camp at the University of Arizona, Tucson. The Award honors the late Albert Hessberg II, Esq., longtime member of the Board of Trustees. Limited to high schools in the Capital District of the State of New York, including Albany, Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady or Washington counties.
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The Alfred University Summer Institute in Astronomy Award
 award supports attendance of a high school student from the Capital District at the at the Summer Institute in Astronomy at Alfred University.  The Dudley Observatory will pay registration fees, and room and board for the winning student for this five-day program.
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Reflections: Stories of Astronomy, Earth and Space:   
In the pilot of this oral history project, students interviewed people affiliated with the Dudley Observatory to get a glimpse of the frustrations and passions in the real lives of scientists, at the same time, preserving the history of the Observatory.

Dudley Observatory Prize of the New York State Archives Student Research Awards  The New York State Archives runs this annual event to encourage student research using historical records.  The Dudley Observatory, which recently celebrated its 150th Anniversary, is offering additional prizes for research done in the Dudley Observatory Archives.  guidelines and entry form

Through the Rita Spenser Space Campership Award, the Dudley Observatory provides opportunities for high school students in the Capital Region to gain exciting summer experiences involving astronomy and the space program by attending the U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama.

 

Campership Award Ceremony  

Through the Roy E. Anderson Media Award, the Dudley Observatory supports radio and television programs about astronomy, including the presentation of the Stardate radio program on station WAMC (90.3 FM) and the Star Gazer television program on WMHT.

Through the Charles P. Bean Fund, the Dudley Observatory supports activities in astronomy education including visits by thousands of children annually to the Schenectady Museum and Planetarium and the Henry Hudson Planetarium.

Skywatch line - call 518-382-7584 to learn about events or objects of astronomical interest in tonight's sky.

The Dudley Observatory contributes to the support of the Astronomical Society of New York (ASNY), and the Albany Area Amateur Astronomers (AAAA).

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