Observatories

Two observatories are located within the NÛN Middle School campus. There are two portable Meade Coronado 60 Solar telescopes and two fixed optical telescopes Meade LX600 ACF STARLOCK with a 60 cm diameter mirror in these observatories. Each observatory building has two classrooms, providing the students with a practical learning space, as they are next to the telescopes. 

Solar-filtered telescopes make Solar observation possible. As our observatories have a fixed optical telescope with solar filters put inside, students can safely study sunspots, explosions, and eclipses.

Thanks to the oculars (eyepiece) with various magnification powers (4-26 mm) and the Lunar filter, our satellite and thousands of faint objects can be examined in detail during night observations. 

Astronomy classes are held in the observatories with our 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades at the middle school level, and simultaneously an astronomy club is held at all other levels from primary school to high school. The course content of the astronomy classes has been designed in modules so that lessons will be different at each grade level. A student who starts middle school learns about all general astronomy topics until graduation.

Astronomy classes in our school are conducted separately from Science classes, with a curriculum developed by teachers who are experts in their field. The teachers of our kindergarten and primary school classes also use the observatories in the respective units to ensure that students gain knowledge of astronomy at an early age and keep their interests alive. 

The club activities are also specially designed and promoted with various activities, especially the learning of the uses of telescopes. Students design models and prototypes in the design lessons, model their space technology designs, watch and discuss astronomy, and space-themed in the cinema hall located in our school.

Our library provides students with access to theoretical knowledge with many books, magazines, and open sources related to astronomy and space.