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StAnD Summer School: Turning Theory into Practice!
The first StAnD Summer School, held in Marathon, Greece, was an opportunity for participating teachers to meet each other and get to grips with this amazing project to bring comets, asteroids and meteorites into the classroom.
![Summer School Programme Now Available](https://projectstand.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/StAnD_SummerSchool2024_Program_01-1080x630.jpg)
Summer School Programme Now Available
The StAnD summer school programme is now available. Get ready for an unforgettable week of professional development in Greece!
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Second StAnD Project Meeting
From 23 to 24 May 2024 the partners of StAnD met in person in Oeiras, Portugal.
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First Meteor Detected by StAnD Prototype Camera!
We are proud to announce that the StAnD camera prototype has detected its very first meteor!
![From Hans-Freudenberg-Schule Weinheim into Space!](https://projectstand.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Hans-Freudenberg-Schule_FeaturedImage_01-1080x630.jpg)
From Hans-Freudenberg-Schule Weinheim into Space!
Read about how the technical Gymnasium in Weinheim, Germany operates remote-controlled telescopes in Hawaii and Australia.
![Stunning meteor lit up the skies over Portugal and Spain](https://projectstand.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PortugalFireball_01-1080x630.jpg)
Stunning meteor lit up the skies over Portugal and Spain
Last Saturday night (May 18 2024) a very bright meteor – a bolide – lit up the skies over Spain and Portugal.
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Sneak Preview of the Teacher’s Toolkit
We’ve taken a peek inside the Teacher’s Toolkit. It’s looking good, so we have to share it with you before we reveal all this summer.
![Meteor Camera Calibration Underway](https://projectstand.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/allsky_cam_RoselleTermeFeatured-1080x630.jpg)
Meteor Camera Calibration Underway
We’re holding our breath right now for good weather and clear skies: the StAnD meteor camera toolkit is currently being tested
![StAnD Takes the Stage](https://projectstand.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/StAnD_5TrainingINAFTorino_01-1080x630.jpg)
StAnD Takes the Stage
STudents As plaNetary Defenders (StAnD) was in the spotlight in Turin, Italy!
![Small asteroid falls above Germany just hours after being discovered](https://projectstand.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/StAnDAsteroidGermany_21Jan2024_01-1080x630.jpg)
Small asteroid falls above Germany just hours after being discovered
A 1-metre diameter asteroid was captured on camera as it appeared above Berlin, on 21 January, less than 3 hours after being discovered.