What is an AstroTour?
Exploring the planets of our Solar System, deciding the ultimate fate of a star or flying around the galaxies in the local Universe are all possible in a 3D AstroTour from Swinburne University’s Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing.
Using innovative Virtual Reality technologies developed by the Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, AstroTours are designed to educate and entertain audiences about astronomy. The movies, animations and simulations used to explore the Universe are all produced by SpaceWorks: our team of astronomers, visualisation researchers, animators, artists and programmers.
Each AstroTour is hosted by a professional astronomer who adapts the content to the requirements and learning outcomes of the audience. AstroTours are recommended for audiences aged 7 years or over, and are available for primary and secondary school groups as well as the general public.
Choose your AstroTour
- Primary school
- Secondary school
- Regional schools
- Public shows
- Upcoming public shows: 21 and 22 January, 2009.
More information
Dr Chris Fluke
T: +61 3 9214 5828
F: +61 3 9214 8797
E: astrotour@swin.edu.au
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Support
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The Centre gratefully acknowledges the kind support of the State Government of Victoria in helping to establish AstroTour, DEET and the Science in Schools Strategy for their continuing support. |
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