Service activities for higher education and outreach.

VirGO is the next generation Visual Browser for the ESO Science Archive Facility developed by the VO Systems Department. It is a plug-in for the popular open source software Stellarium with added capabilities for browsing professional astronomical data.

Thinking Worlds is a globally unique set of tools which enables the delivery of active learning within engaging, interactive 3D gaming environments.

The project “Sun for all” aims to promote science in general and astronomy in particular, among students. The project uses 30000 Sun images from Astronomical Observatory of the University of Coimbra.

Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.

It is an electronic pedagogical tool for secondary schools that aims to provide a ready-to-use resource, inspired by real observations and research activities applying modern processing techniques.

The specific pedagogical concept underlying the project is the practical use (Hands-On) of real astronomical data in classrooms.