.- Mexico City Four years after his rescue, the Planetarium of the Astronomical Society of Mexico (SAM), located in the Park Coronel Felipe Xicotencatl colony Alamos, is for many unknown.
This exhibition which opened as a planetarium in 1958, opens a window on the universe and in 2011 was rescued from neglect by academics, students of the Institute of Astronomy of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and neighbors Alamos colony in the delegation Benito Juarez.
Each room and observatories in the first planetarium in Mexico and Latin America is a joint recovery effort where every Sunday activities that include science building workshops canned satellites and telescopes are made, as well as courses in basic astronomy and consultation of 10 000 books and journals in the science; some specimens dating from 1800 and 1900.
Alejandro Farah, director of the Astronomical Society of Mexico, Excelsior said for this exhibition is an opportunity to promote science and technology in the Federal District.
“The Astronomical Society of Mexico was followed by a bit of what happened in many institutions began to weaken and eventually went from a thousand registered members to four. It turned out that supply is no longer given for maintaining facilities and that was when they went to the Institute of Astronomy for help. Along with academic institute and students decided to rescue the building that had 20 years without maintenance, “said the doctor and teacher in astronomy.
Faced with the lack of location, even the neighbors of Alamos scientists proposed holding an astronomical museum at the site for next year.
“What I wonder It is when the neighbors come and tell you, ‘I did not know this existed in my neighborhood’ hits you because it describes well the neglect it has in Mexico science, culture and art. It is important to pick up and re-boost “
said.Inside the Art Deco style building on their ladders, lamps and structure is preserved. The scientific exhibition was the second, after France, to host the largest astronomical society in the world.
Currently visitors can see Jupiter’s rings and moons of Venus from the reflector telescope Fecker, besides knowing the optical workshop, mechanical, planetarium and dome for projection and two observatories, library and auditorium.
Ricardo Granados, technology coordinator of the Astronomical Society of Mexico and who has three years on the project, said his first task of all-like was the cleaning and sanitation.
“My first task was to clean, paint, help recover this space for science in Mexico City. He subsequently propose workshops like the one we will inaugurate on the construction of canned simple materials satellites. The idea is that primarily young people know and are interested in science, “he said.
Granados admitted that before meeting Dr. Alejandro Farah at UNAM, as his student, also was unaware of the planetarium, so you want to share the historical experience of this property.
“I believe that science is an important part of life. We live with it but we do not want and say we do not like math, because they are present in everything we use. By the time you’re online or using your cell’re already involved with science. It is good that people through these activities is actually learned how to participate and besides astronomy is the most romantic areas of science, “said Granados, who is next in line to do his doctorate in France to analyze the trajectory of . Rosetta
Some of the leading members of the SAM, founded in 1902, were the child songwriter Francisco Gabilondo Soler, Cri-Cri; Luis Enrique Erro, Porfirio Diaz and Amado Nervo. There are currently 40 active members.
THE MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE
The powerful telescope with Counting planteario SAM allows scanning the universe
-The Fecker telescope is one of the largest in the country, the mirror has a diameter of 30 centimeters and provides power of 40 to 350 increases, that is, 40 full moon can be seen through the eyepiece 350 and can be internalized even in this satellite a crater.
-In the world and there are only five them, the one in Mexico is the only thing that works. He was rescued after being stolen from the planet while it was abandoned and without maintenance.
THE Fecker, A TREASURE IN THE LAGUNILLA
Of all places in the world and the universe, the telescope Fecker -donado by scientist and one of the founders of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), Luis Enrique Erro to Astronomical Society of Mexico and later robado- appeared in the Lagunilla market.
This gift is unique, because worldwide there are five and only it works.
“The reflector telescope Fecker, created in 1943, is one of five that exist in the world and the only one serving. This viewer that was donated by Erro allows observing the moons of Venus and was stolen when he was leaving the premises and matches the destination retrieved by Jose de la Herran, partner and president of the SAM, who saw him exposed in the flea market of Laguinilla to be sold, “said Alejandro Farah, director of the Astronomical Society of Mexico.
Although the value that might result in Lagunilla this telescope is unknown, Farah reported that De la Herran was willing to pay to get it back to the scientific community.
The Mirror telescope reaches a diameter of 30 centimeters and provides an output of 40-350 increases, with which you can fully see the moon and even some of its craters.
It is now used to explain basic astronomy visitors.
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