List of the Catch a Star Winners 2013.
First place
The Prize: 60 min remote observations with the 2m RCC Telescope by National astronomical obervatory "Rozhen", Bulgaria.
Pulsations in the Giraffe.
Authors: Le Luec Antoine, Buchet Samuel and Gautreau Dylan, France.
Special Prize
The Prize: Book “Europe's Quest for the Universe”.
A glance at the beginning of the Universe.
Authors: Denitsa Baleva, Annie Vasileva, Gratisela Ilieva.
Teacher: Aneta Marinova.
School: Foreign Language School "Nikola Vaptsarov", Shumen, Bulgaria.
Second place
The Prize: 60 min remote observations with the 50/70 Schmidttelescope byNational astronomical obervatory "Rozhen", Bulgaria.
Camera obscura and Astronomy.
Authors: Viktoria Mircheva, Dimitar Paronov.
Teacher: Tsveta Paronova.
School: Astronomical Observatory by Youth center-Khaskovo, Bulgaria.
H-alpha and our Sun.
Authors: Yovelina Zinkova, Radostina Velevska, Bayryam Bayryamali.
Teacher: Yoanna Kokotanekova.
School: Astronomical Observatory by Youth center-Khaskovo, Bulgaria.
Third place
The Prize: 60 min remote observations with the Cassegrain-telescope"Zeiss-600" by National astronomical obervatory "Rozhen", Bulgaria.
Regularities and irregularities in the eclipses.
Autors: Miguel Ángel Bartolomé López, Laura Pedrosa Canalejo, Adrián Díez Álamo.
Teacher: José María Díaz Fuentes.
School: Col Salesiano 'Saint Domingo Savio, Spain.
A transit of Venus quite affordable.
Autors: Francisco Trillo Poveda, Marta Pilar Díaz Barerra, Miguel López Cárdenas, Edita Burgos López.
Teacher: José María Díaz Fuentes.
School: Col Salesiano 'Saint Domingo Savio', Spain.
FourthPlace
The Prize: 60 min remote observations with the 12 Inch ASA AstrographbyNational astronomical obervatory "Rozhen", Bulgaria.
Eratosthenes: a retrospective current provided.
Autors: Ana Sánchez Díez, Manuel Torres Tendero, Eduardo Rodríguez Martínez.
Teacher: José María Díaz Fuentes.
School: Col Salesiano 'Saint Domingo Savio', Spain.
Fifth place
The Prize: 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.
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: Tsetsa Tsolova Hristova.
School: PG po KTS, Pravets, Bulgaria.
Catch a Comet.
Authors: Mihaela Manolova, Greta Krasimirova, Dayana Rumenova.
School: High school "Ivam Vazov"- Varshetz, Bulgaria.
Pre-Columbian Astronomy Evidence amazing intellectual capacity.
Autors: Nerea Dolado González, María Isabel Lara Fernández, Ángel Díaz de la Torre.
Teacher: José María Díaz Fuentes.
School: Col Salesiano 'Saint Domingo Savio', Spain.
The Prize: 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.
Júpiter, King of the Moon.
Authors: Luis Fernández Codeseda (10 years), Fidel Martínez García (10 years), Elia Sufuentes Arija (11 years).
Teacher: Elena Alcacera Pérez (tutor responsible for the group).
School: CEIP "Salvador de Madariaga", Daganzo (Madrid), Spain.
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
Prizes: 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).
The Concept of Time.
Authors: Leader:Rumyana Georgieva.
Student:Aleksandra Borisova.
School: Secondary School with the Study of European Languages"St.Constantine Cyril the Phylosopher", Russe, Bulgaria.
The challenges of 2012.
Authors: Antoaneta Sedefova Bilyanska, Yordana Georgieva Gogozova.
Teacher: Mariyana Hadzhigencheva.
School: Planetarium - Smolyan, Bulgaria.
An evening of astronomical walk under the stars.
Authors: Walburga Wegrzyk, Roman Bugla.
School: The Astronomical Club at Primary School in Lany, Poland.
The False Force - Gravity.
Authors: Sanum Patel, Alexander Hwang, Matthew Hoang.
School: high school Astronomy Club in the United States, USA.
Radio Galaxies at different wavelengths.
Authors: Ignas Juodzvalis.
School: Lithuanian Center of non-formal youth education, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Nebulae.
Authors: Simeon Ventsislavov Marinov.
Teacher: Dr. Haralambi Markov.
School: NPMG "Acad. L. Chakalov", Sofia, Bulgaria.
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.
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.
The Golden Ratio in the Milky Way.
Autors: Silvia Roca, Maria Cabus, Lorena Caballero.
School: Francesco Tonucci, s/Pont de Suert, LIeida, Spain.
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, Lleida, Spain.
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