Vote for Your Favorite Catch a Star! 2007 Astronomy Art

N90 credit NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team

Image: Hubble Space Telescope image of N90 star forming region in the Small Magellanic Cloud

For several years now the European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere has sponsored an annual art contest for school children. The “Catch a Star 2007” competition is sponsored by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and the European Association for Astronomy Education (EAAE).

Right now you can visit the 2007 gallery and vote for your favorite pictures. There are five galleries:

  • Age less than 10 years
  • Age 10 and 11 years
  • Age 12 and 13 years
  • Age 14 and 15 years
  • Age 16 years and older

Voting is a factor in the awarding of prizes. The winners will be announced at the “Science on Stage 2” international science teaching festival in Grenoble France, April 2-6 2007, and will be posted on the “Catch a Star” website. So go check out the Catch a Star! 2007 Gallery and vote for your favorite entries.

In the Age less than 10 years gallery, some of my favorite pictures were In the Space by Matas, Meteor by Samantha, and Black Hole by Matthew. In the Age 10 and 11 years gallery, my favorite was Solar Corona by Alexey. In the Age 12 and 13 years gallery, I liked Mysterious comet by Lazar and Solar System by Swati. As it turns out, the Age 14 and 15 years gallery was my favorite overall. My favorites here were Mars by Daria, Planet by Juste, and Galaxy by Dibyajyoti. Lastly in the Age 16 years and older gallery, I liked Sapere aude! by Agnieszka. Strange but I felt that this gallery, which should have had the best entries, was actually the weakest.

So be sure to check out some children's visions of our universe at the Catch a Star! 2007 Gallery.

Ad Astra, Jim

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