AstroPhy Ghana
Client: Promoting Astronomy in Ghana through School visits and Astronomy Clubs (PRAGSAC)
Funding and supporting the development of a 2.4m parabolic dish antenna refurbished from telecommunications infrastructure into a radio telescope for student training.
AstroPhy Ghana trains Senior High School and university level 100 students in Accra, introducing basic Python programming, astronomy observation, and data reduction.
SpaceHubs Africa funded and supported the development of a 2.4m parabolic dish antenna refurbished from a telecommunications antenna into a radio telescope.
Training outcomes
Programming
Basic Python programming skills for students beginning technical work.
Hands-on engineering
Building and assembling small parabolic dish antennas.
Radio astronomy
Operating a telescope, making observations, processing data, and analysing results.
The project is designed to foster interest in STEM and contribute to UN Sustainable Development Goals 4, 5, 9, and 17.