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List of the Catch a Star Winners 2021.

First prize

A mounted image of NGC 2264 and the Christmas Tree cluster by ESO.

The Areonauts: survival guide in Martian Lands

Students: Juan Manuel Prieto Martín, Jan Szauman-Szumski Orozco, Ariadna Castaño López
Teachers: Juan A. Prieto Sánchez and María Pilar Orozco Sáenz
Huerta de la Cruz Secondary School, Algeciras, Spain
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Second prize

A mounted image of Paranal at Sunrise II by ESO.

CJF1 binary star

Students: Gabriel Malchirand and Liv Sivet
Teacher: Jean-François Coliac
Astronomy club Vega, Ollioules, France
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Third prize

A mounted image of APEX on Chajnantor by ESO.

Catch the star of Westeros

Students: Fleur Salmeron-Noel, Juline Campestrini-Lenoble, Valentine Encrenaz
Teacher: Florian Teyssier
Berthollet High School, Annecy, France

Fourth prize

A mounted image of Fine shades of the Sombrero by ESO.

Determining a star's spectral type using multicolor photometry

Student: Diana Maria Manole
Teacher: Jan Ovidiu Tercu
Galați Astronomical Observatory, “Răsvan Angheluță”, Romania

Fifth prize

A mounted image of HAWK-I infrared image of the spectacular barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365 by ESO.

Detection of Cosmic Rays Using a Smartphone

Student: Andrej Sekerák
Teacher: Marián Mišenčík
Gymnázium, Lipany, Slovakia
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Youngest team

A 76/300 telescope.

Kepler-22b, The Planet That Could Support Life

Students: Matei Bertea, Codrin Balan, Ilinca Deacu
Teacher: Ovidiu Buhucianu
National College "Vasile Alecsandri", Bacău, România
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Best non-European project

A video conference and an informal talk with a professional astronomer.

Venus phases

Students: Andrea Rivera, Daniela Muñoz
Teacher: Elsa Gudiel
American School of Guatemala

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