Winners 2013
The Jury of "Catch a Star" has announced the winners of the contest.
First place: 60 min remote observations with the 2m RCC Telescope
by National astronomical obervatory "Rozhen", Bulgaria
Project: PULSATIONS IN THE GIRAFFE
Authors: Le Luec Antoine, Buchet Samuel and Gautreau Dylan
FRANCE
Special Prize: (Book: Europe's Quest for the Universe)
Project: A glance at the beginning of the Universe
Authors: Denitsa Baleva, Annie Vasileva, Gratsiela Ilieva
Leader: Aneta Marinova
School: Foreign Language School "Nikola Vaptsarov", Shumen,
BULGARIA
This team won the 1st prize during the previous CAS-2012 and the team made distant observations with
the 2m Telescope in the National astronomical observatory-Rozhen. This observations (the 1st prize )
are presented in the Project "A glance at the beginning of the Universe".
This project shows how the prizes should be used - distant observations with professional telescopes
and professional astronomers.
Second place: 60 min remote observations with the 50/70 Schmidttelescope
by National astronomical obervatory "Rozhen", Bulgaria
Project: H-alpha and our Sun
Authors: Yovelina Zinkova. Radostina Velevska, Bayryam Bayryamali,
Leader: Yoanna Kokotanekova
School: Astronomical Observatory by Youth center-Khaskovo,
BULGARIA
Project: Camera obscura and Astronomy
Authors: Viktoria Mircheva, Dimitar Paronov, Teacher: Tsveta Paronova
School: Astronomical Observatory by Youth center-Khaskovo,
BULGARIA
Third place: 60 min remote observations with the Cassegrain-telescope"Zeiss-600"
by National astronomical obervatory "Rozhen", Bulgaria
Project: Regularities and irregularities in the eclipses
Autors: José María Díaz Fuentes, Miguel Ángel Bartolomé López, Laura Pedrosa Canalejo, Adrián
Díez Álamo
School: Col Salesiano 'Saint Domingo Savio"', 16 D. Bosco str, 23400, Úbeda (Jaén)
SPAIN
Fourth place: 60 min remote observations with the 12 Inch ASA Astrograph
by National astronomical obervatory "Rozhen", Bulgaria
Project: Eratosthenes: a retrospective current provided
Autors: José María Díaz Fuentes, Ana Sánchez Díez, Manuel Torres Tendero, Eduardo Rodríguez
Martínez
School: Col Salesiano 'Saint Domingo Savio"', 16 D. Bosco str, 23400, Úbeda (Jaén)
SPAIN
Fifth place: A video-conference with Kamen Todorov, yuong astronomer who studies extrasolar planets,
from Pennsylvania State University, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, the Center for
Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds (CEHW), PennState.
Project: Using methods of researching for exploring the Sun and other objects from the Solar System
Authors: Tsvetoslav Nikolaev Nikolov; Ivan Nikolaev Velchev, Adrian Ivanov Grigorov
Teacher: Tstetsa Tsolova Hristova
School: PG po KTS, Pravets,
BULGARIA
Project: Catch a Comet
Authors: Mihaela Manolova , Greta Krasimirova , Dayana Rumenova
School: High school "Ivam Vazov"- Varshetz,
BULGARIA
Project: Pre- Columbian Astronomy Evidence amazing intellectual capacityEratosthenes: a retrospective
current provided
Autors: José María Díaz Fuentes, Nerea Dolado González, María Isabel Lara Fernández, Ángel
Díaz de la Torre
School: Col Salesiano 'Saint Domingo Savio"', 16 D. Bosco str, 23400, Úbeda (Jaén)
SPAIN
Fifth place: A video-conference with Mirjana Povic, young astronomer who studies the properties of
normal and active galaxies, from Institute of Astrophysics of Andalucia (IAA), The Spanish National
Research Council (CSIC), Department of Extragalactic Astronomy, Granada, Spain
Project: JÚPITER, KING OF THE MOON
Authors: Elena Alcacera Pérez (tutor responsible for the group),
Luis Fernández Codeseda (10 years), Fidel Martínez García (10 years), Elia Sufuentes Arija
(11 years).
School: CEIP "Salvador de Madariaga". Daganzo (Madrid), CP: 28814,
SPAIN
Project: The world's most famous number
Autors: Fanny Majo Masferrer, Gino Formento, Guerau Masaque and Francesca Majo Masferrer
School: Francesco Tonucci, s/Pont de Suert, LIeida
SPAIN
Sixth place: 10 complects (DVD's Eyes on the Skies, European Southern Observatory and 10 astronomical
photografs, made by the Telescopes in National astronomical observatory-Rozhen, Bulgaria)
Project: THE CONCEPT OF TIME
Authors: Leader:Rumyana Georgieva, Bulgaria, Russe
Student:Aleksandra Borisova – 18 years, Bulgaria, Russe
School: Secondary School with the Study of European Languages
"St.Constantine Cyril the Phylosopher", Russe,
BULGARIA
Project: The challenges of 2012
Authors: Antoaneta Sedefova Bilyanska, Yordana Georgieva Gogozova
Teacher: Mariyana Hadzhigencheva
School: Planetarium - Smolyan, BULGARIA
BULGARIA
Project: An evening of astronomical walk under the stars
Authors: Walburga Wegrzyk, Roman Bugla
School: The Astronomical Club at Primary School in Lany,
POLAND
Project: The False Force - Gravity
Authors: Sanum Patel, Alexander Hwang, Matthew Hoang
School: high school Astronomy Club in the United States
USA
Project: Radio Galaxies at different wavelengths
Authors: Ignas Juodzvalis
School: Lithuanian Center of non-formal youth education, Vilnius
LITHUANIA
Project: Nebulae
Authors: Simeon Ventsislavov Marinov, Leader: Dr. Haralambi Markov
School: NPMG "Acad. L. Chakalov", Sofia, Bulgaria
BULGARIA
Project: Astrobiology and the search for life on others worlds
Authors: Mr. Matheny, Seth Campbell, Connor Hadley, Jackson Sipple
School: Edison High School. Huntington beach, California
USA
Project: The firmament in Europe International School Autors: Pilar Garcia Enriquez, Nuria de la
Cierva Benavent,
Marta Jimenez Diaz, Maria Benito Garcia, Paula Barjuan Navarro, Gema Castano Gomez
School: Colegio Internacional Europa, Espartinas, Sevilla
SPAIN
Project: The Golden Ratio in the Milky Way
Autors: Silvia Roca, Maria Cabus, Lorena Caballero
School: Francesco Tonucci, s/Pont de Suert, LIeida
SPAIN
Project: Black Holes, Matter, Space and Time in our Universe: Can evolve elements of our Solar system
to a Black Hole?
Autors: Ivan Nadal, Natalia Redrejo, Arianna Bautista
School: School Francesco Tonucci, c/ Pont de Suert, 4 Lleida 25001
SPAIN
