StAnD Astronomy Club Launched

StAnD Astronomy Club Launched

A new astronomy club has been launched in the Collège Victor Hugo in Harnes, in the north of France. This club is different–it’s a girls-only club! Maths teacher Pierre Tricot, who took part in the second StAnD Summer School last year, decided to propose this activity...
Encourage your Students to Enter the StAnD Image Competition!

Encourage your Students to Enter the StAnD Image Competition!

In case you missed this, StAnD has opened an Image Competition for students using robotic telescopes (and there’s also a category for images from StAnD meteor detection cameras, if the students have access to one)! Your students can make images like this one of...
First Fireball Captured by All 3 Greek StAnD Cameras

First Fireball Captured by All 3 Greek StAnD Cameras

We’re excited to announce the first joint detection of a fireball from all StAnD meteor detection cameras in Greece! The fireball was captured by the cameras on 8 January at 22:00:07 UTC. All three Greek StAnD cameras (EA01: High School of Avlonari, Evia; EA02:...
StAnD PASCAL Software Demonstrated in Turin

StAnD PASCAL Software Demonstrated in Turin

In early January this year high school students benefitted from two lectures on astrometry and photometry for the extra-curricular Astronomy and Astrophysics course from INAF – Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino. Daniele Gardiol, Dario Barghini and Chiara...
Auroras Spotted by StAnD Meteor Cameras in Germany!

Auroras Spotted by StAnD Meteor Cameras in Germany!

Did you know that the StAnD meteor detection cameras can also spot aurora? On 19 January 2026, an intense space-weather event reached Earth and triggered severe geomagnetic storm conditions (G4) — pushing auroral activity far beyond its usual high-latitude zone and...
EA Camera Saw ‘First Light’ During the Geminid Meteor Shower

EA Camera Saw ‘First Light’ During the Geminid Meteor Shower

Ellinogermaniki Agogi school (EA), with its long tradition in Astronomy Education, operates as a living astronomy laboratory, hosting a fully equipped school-based observatory supporting education, outreach and scientific research. Within the EU project StAnD, the...