Astronomia.pl
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| Astronomia.pl | |
|---|---|
| URL | http://www.astronomia.pl |
| Commercial? | No |
| Type of site | educational portal |
| Registration | No |
| Available language(s) | Polish/English |
| Owner | Grupa Astronomia |
| Created by | Astronomia.pl team |
| Launched | 17 October 2001 |
Astronomia.pl is a Polish portal about astronomy and space research created in 2001[1]. Full name: Astronomia.pl - Polish Astronomy Portal (in Polish: Astronomia.pl - Polski Portal Astronomiczny). The website is run in Polish, however a small part of it is also in English.
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[edit] History
In 2003 the website was awarded Honourable Patronage of the Polish Association of Astronomy Amateurs[1]. In 2004/2005 the portal edited a TV program entitled "Astronomy Magazine" (in Polish: "Magazyn Astronomia") broadcast by TVN Meteo[2] channel. In 2006 the website was awarded a prize in the "Science Communicator" contest (in Polish: "Popularyzator Nauki"), organized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and "Science in Poland", a thematic bulletin of the Polish Press Agency.[3].
[edit] Characteristics
Features provided by the portal include: daily news bulletin, database of articles, gallery of images, discussion forum, virtual library of master's theses, English-Polish astronomical dictionary, newsletter, RSS channels, among other features. Astronomia.pl also publishes news bulletin in English[4], which includes translations of articles cocnering Polish amateur and professional astronomy.
Astronomia.pl also owns additional websites about astronomy, such as Kopernik.pl, containing biographies of astronomers, Planetarium.pl, about all Polish planetaria, and AstroWWW.pl, which hosts quality websites created and run by astronomy amateurs[2].
The portal supports various astronomical initiatives, cooperates with educational organizations, institutions and books publishers. It also organizes various quizzes and contests.
[edit] References
- ^ a b History - grupa.astronomia.pl
- ^ a b grupa.astronomia.pl
- ^ Konkurs "Popularyzator nauki" rozstrzygnięty! (Nauka w Polsce, in Polish)
- ^ English version
[edit] External links
- Astronomia.pl portal (in Polish)
- Astronomia.pl portal (English version)
- Kopernik.pl - biographies of astronomers (in Polish)
- Planetarium.pl - planetaria in Poland (in Polish)
- AstroWWW.pl - websites created and run by astronomy amateurs (in Polish)
- Description of websites hosted by Astronomia.pl and the history of the portal (in Polish)
