Galaxy Aerospace Ghana paid a stunning visit to the Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory (GRAO) to gain an understanding of the company’s Astronomical contribution to the country and the world at large.
Apart from South Africa, the Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory (GRAO) is the first of its sort in Sub-Saharan Africa. The facility includes a 32-meter radio telescope, a 16-meter telescope, and a 9-meter telescope.
An interview with Mr Proven Adzri revealed the organization’s numerous contributions to the Ghanaian Space Science.
The crew spoke with Dr Naomi Asabre Frimpong, a Research Scientist at the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute, the first female Astronomer and Astrochemist in Ghana.
She told an incredible narrative of how she became interested in stellar objects and astronomy, as well as her unique contributions of projects and research articles to the institution.
Dr Naomi feels Africa is ready to accept the risk of being a contributing partner in astronomical research.
Dr Naomi Asabre Frimpong
The team was given an overview of numerous ongoing projects. We had a hands-on demonstration of telescopes that forecast information beyond the earth’s surface.
PRAGSAC, which stands for Promoting Astronomy in Ghana through School Visits and Astronomy Clubs, is an ongoing project that seeks to work through school visits and school clubs to provide students with first-hand practical Astronomy information as well as an appreciation of the importance and benefits of the Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory (GRAO) at Kuntunse.
A project under PRAGSAC, AstroPhy Ghana, aims to train Senior High Schools (SHS)/University level 100 students within Accra in Ghana and introduce the students to basic python programming language, astronomy observation and data reduction.
A Table-Top Radio Telescope (TTRT) will be built using a software-defined radio as a receiver, an amplifier and a horn as an antenna for observing the galactic plane and the sun.
Students gaining hands on practical training on how to build the Table-Top Radio Telescope (TTRT)
Credit: Galaxy Aerospace Ghana
