{"id":11538,"date":"2026-01-29T15:52:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/?p=11538"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:26:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:26:28","slug":"professor-alessio-bellino-leads-innovative-astronomy-outreach-project-funded-by-eso-chile-joint-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/en\/professor-alessio-bellino-leads-innovative-astronomy-outreach-project-funded-by-eso-chile-joint-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Alessio Bellino Leads Innovative Astronomy Outreach Project Funded by ESO-Chile Joint Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11538\" class=\"elementor elementor-11538 elementor-11512\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3ec2a4 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d3ec2a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64f2002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64f2002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ESO-Chile Joint Committee announced on January 13th the projects selected for its 2025 National Funding call. This initiative allocates over $500 million (CLP) to projects in astronomical research, advanced human capital training, technological development, and scientific outreach.<\/p>\n<p>This fund, active since 1995 as part of the European Southern Observatory&#8217;s (ESO) scientific cooperation program, aims to boost the country&#8217;s scientific and technological development by leveraging the unique conditions of northern Chile&#8217;s skies, home to facilities such as La Silla, Paranal, ALMA, and the future Extremely Large Telescope (ELT).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d60a5e4 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d60a5e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d32d7 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15d32d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee84f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bee84f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/alessio-bellino.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11163\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/alessio-bellino.png 350w, https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/alessio-bellino-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/alessio-bellino-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Alessio Bellino<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59fcb78 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59fcb78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d3f29 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8d3f29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>&#8220;Ventana Celeste&#8221;<\/strong> (Celestial Window) is one of the scientific outreach projects awarded in the ESO-Chile Government call. It is led by Assistant Professor <strong>Alessio Bellino<\/strong> from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering Design (Dilab). The project aims to popularize astronomical knowledge through an innovative physical-digital experience based on embodied learning, overcoming barriers of cost, technical complexity, and light pollution.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b32a5f e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b32a5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4c1423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4c1423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The proposal integrates an immersive museum installation\u2014where users manipulate a replica telescope with interchangeable physical eyepieces over an LED-lit world map simulating varying levels of light pollution\u2014and a free web application that transforms smartphones into digital telescopes for home exploration.<\/p>\n<p>The project seeks to empower the general public\u2014especially young people and communities with limited access to science\u2014with tangible tools that facilitate the understanding of fundamental astronomical concepts. The initiative will be exhibited in museums, planetariums, and public libraries, ensuring educational sustainability through open access and accessible technology. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ESO-Chile Joint Committee announced on January 13th the projects selected for its 2025 National Funding call. 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