The Astronomical Museum participated in the international astronomical and celestial physical Olympic competition won two gold and three silver

From August 14th to August 22nd, Zhao Dongyao and Shao Zhenzhen of the Beijing Astronomical Museum led 5 middle school students from 3 provinces and cities across the country to participate in the 15th International Astronomical and Celestial Physics Olympic Competition (IOAA) online. A total of 244 players from 49 national teams from 48 countries participated in this competition.

The Chinese team who participated in this IOAA took a group photo

Chinese team students are in the exam

Students are conducting observation exams

The International Olympic Olympic Competition of International Astronomy and Astronomical Physics is the most influential international astronomical competition in the world. Since the first session in 2007, it has been held for 15 years. Excellent players participate in the middle school astronomical enthusiasts covering all over the world. This year's competition is divided into two offline and online venues. Offline is organized by Georgia, 42 national offline competitions, 6 national online competitions. In order to ensure the fairness of the competition, the online participating countries coordinate the competition at the same time. The team leaders need to discuss pre -match questions with leaders of the leaders every day, and take the test questions carefully; the Chinese competition venue is in the ancient viewing platform of Beijing, and the Beijing ancient viewing platform is affiliated to belong to The Beijing Observatory is one of the oldest observatory in the world. It has a long history and a quiet environment.

Students can not only appreciate the magnificent and exquisite ancient Ming and Qing ancient rituals, but also can conduct astronomical observations in an antique environment, which has a magical sense of history and future. During the competition, the students discussed and exchanged warmly, answered the questions actively, and formed deep friendship; Li Xin and Guo Jincheng of the Astronomical Museum were responsible for taking care of the students' diet and prevention and control work during the concentrated competition. During the competition, the students were responsible for the students The test room monitoring, scan the student's test paper in time, arrange the telescope observation site for the students during the observation exam, and guide the students to complete the observation exam smoothly to ensure that the entire exam can be completed safely and efficiently. With the joint efforts of leaders, staff, and classmates, the Chinese team achieved 2 gold and 3 silver in this international astronomical and celestial physics Olympic competition.

Students observe the China Space Station on the top of the game between the competition.

Affected by the new crown epidemic, although the Chinese team could not participate offline, this could not prevent students from enthusiasm for astronomy. Astronomical Olympics gathers everyone like a bond. Students who love astronomy meet each other because of astronomy, friendly exchanges, enthusiastically discuss, and enjoy the ocean of the knowledge of the universe. Over the years, the Beijing Astronomical Museum and Beijing Institute of Science and Technology have been committed to carrying out international exchanges in the field of astronomy education. The contest promoted the exchange and exchanges with astronomical enthusiasts around the world, enhanced the international influence of the astronomical museum in the field of astronomical science education, and helped the North Academy of Sciences integrate into the construction of the Beijing International Science and Technology Innovation Center.

The Chinese team's performance in this competition is as follows:

gold medal:

Huang Hong is Guangzhou No. 2 Middle School

Zhu Yixuan Shaoxing No. 1 Middle School

silver medal:

Qu Yifei Peking University Affiliated Middle School

Wang Boyu's Middle School Affiliated to Renmin University of China

Ding Hengyu Beijing Fourth Middle School

(Shao Zhenzhen/Wen Li Xin/Photo)

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