Catch a Star
The idea of the Catch a Star program is to encourage students to work together, to learn about astronomy and discover things for themselves by researching information on an astronomical object.
The goal of the European Astronomy Contest Catch a Star is to stimulate the creativity and independent work of students from European secondary schools, to strengthen and expand their astronomical knowledge and skills, and to help the spread of information technologies in the educational process.
Catch a Star is a contest that has been held as a result of the collaboration between the European Association for Astronomy Education (EAAE) and European Southern Observatory (ESO).
Catch a Star is a contest that has been held as a result of the collaboration between the European Association for Astronomy Education (EAAE) and European Southern Observatory (ESO). EAAE is thankful to ESO and to Astronomía magazine for their support.
Project Coordinator: Hristo Stoev (
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On April 12th, the deadline for submitting projects to our Catch a Star Competition ended.
The final conference and the award ceremony will take place on May 16, 2026, at 4:00 PM CEST, taking into account that participants are located in different time zones with up to a ten-hour difference.
The meeting will take place on Google Meet at https://meet.google.com/qeu-gsxn-uqr
Remember that our website is always available at the following link:
May 12, 2026
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The European Association for Astronomy Education (EAAE) and the European Southern Observatory (ESO) organize again the astronomy contest “Catch a Star”.
The idea of the contest “Catch a Star” is to encourage students to work together, to learn about astronomy, and to discover things for themselves by researching information about an astronomical object.
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In this page you have instructions for entering the competition.
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All the requirements, recommendations and technical requirements for the commpetition.
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CAS Winners
Winners of the Catch a Star competitions.