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GENERAL INFORMATION "TAKEN TO EXPLORE PARK"

Municipal Planetarium Jesus Emilio Ramirez is one of the landmarks of the city whose main purpose was the dissemination of space science and related topics in the city of Medellin.

 

According to the latest definition of the International Council of Museums UNESCO -ICOM- planetarium is considered to be a museum, "a permanent institution, non-profit, serving the society and its development, open to the public and conducts research on materials of human beings and their environment testimonies, which acquires, conserves, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education and enjoyment. "

 

In 2009 the Planetarium celebrated 25 years of operation, during which has concentrated its activity on the projection shows stars in the dome, the permanent groups call for amateur astronomers, lectures and courses on different topics outreach and service delivery as a documentation center with emphasis on issues of astronomy.

 

2011 will be a year of renewal for the Planetarium initially will have a partial opening with an extensive calendar on issues of astronomy and earth sciences: an exhibition of photographs of the deep sky, a series of interactive experiences to understand astronomical phenomena, projections live in the dome of stars, traveling to the far reaches of the universe aboard a powerful visualization tool, experimental learning and fun activities for various offers of courses and workshops offered by the best amateur groups from the city and Astronomy undergraduate University of Antioquia.

 

Late in the second half, the city released a new planetarium: the best scientific visualization tools enable content to be in touch with the best planetariums and cosmoramas the world, share programming with them and have a living earth sciences and space to see the planet in the cosmic scale.

 

According to the informative model where the visitor is the protagonist of his own experience, the Planetarium will come to enrich the possibilities of dialogue in the city about science, the supply of content and Recreational playful and creative, which contribute so a substantial public construction project.

The following interactive timeline you can view

 

some dates that mark the evolution of the Planetarium

 

Jesus Emilio Ramirez Gonzalez landmark of the city

 

 27 years of existence and whose main purpose is

 

dissemination of earth sciences and space in Medellin.

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Interactive timeline Planetarium Jesus Emilio Ramirez in Dipity.

 

 

 

In the seventies, the frequent meetings

 

 between amateur astronomy and space sciences,

 

They began a rapid movement in search

 

 a Planetarium for Medellin.

 

 

Astronomers, disseminators and City fans met

 

sharing slides on the space program, the planets,

 

 nebulae, galaxies and multiple aspects of the universe

 

interstellar, from

 

Mount Palomar observatories, Mt. Wilson and NASA.

 

 

These mobilizations resonated among different groups

 

politicians of the time, and October 10, 1984 was inaugurated

 

 the most modern planetarium in Latin America with instruments

 

 imported from the former East Germany and installed

 

 in a strategic sector to complement the educational route and

 

 culture of the north of Medellin.

 

 

Since 2011, with the support of the Mayor of Medellín, Bancolombia and

 

various astronomical communities in the city,

 

Explore Park develops demanding project to renovate

 

Municipal Planetarium Jesus Emilio Ramirez Gonzalez.

 

An interdisciplinary group of engaging experiences built

 

 participatory knowledge. The core of this transformation will be

 

a new center for scientific visualization, as great attribute,

 

will allow not only the content but astronomical

 

others emphasize science as a powerful cultural adventures.

 

 

 

So remember the opening of the Planetarium Gabriel Jaime Gomez Carder,

 

first director of the Planetarium of Medellín:

 

"That was a great day for me because it was the fulfillment of

 

 a project of the Society Julio Garavito Armero

 

which gave me the opportunity to be the first director of the most important

 

popular science center of the city

 

in astronomy and science.

 

 

 

It was the realization of a dream of more than ten years, as from 1974

 

We started to build contacts

 

a planetarium for the city. On the opening night we

 

 They accompanied the Governor of Antioquia,

 

Dr. Alberto Vasquez; Mayor, Dr. Pablo Pelaez Gonzalez; the Secretary

 

Education of Medellin,

 

 Dr. Gustavo Robledo Clavijo; Ambassador East Germany;

 

House officials Carl Zeiss Jena of Germany;

 

several astronomers, including Juan José Salas, Technical Director

 

Bogota Planetarium; representatives

 

the scientific community; about three hundred guests including former minister

 

Edgard Gutierrez Castro; the poet

 

Quindio Bernardo Pareja; family and friends.

 

12 years after the opening, the Planetarium shone for being

 

one of the best centers disclosure

 

the country with scientific recognition locally, nationally and internationally.

 

In the period 2003-2008 they were made

 

several international meetings with the participation of scientists from

 

France and Costa Rica.

 

Planetarium epoch in one of the most difficult times, the heyday

 

drug trafficking, giving the city a

 

breath that you can never forget. It was a beacon of light in the darkest

 

Medellin night you had. "

 

 

Who was Jesus Emilio Ramirez Gonzalez?

 

Jesus Emilio Ramirez Gonzalez (1904 - 1981) was born in Yolombó,

 

Antioquia; was a priest dedicated to the

 

 earth sciences and one of his main hobbies was astronomy.

 

He served as Director

 

International Geophysical and at the time of opening Institute

 

Planetary scientist was considered more

 

eminent country with important international awards:

 

 he was a member of the Academy of Sciences

 

 St. Louis, Missouri, and Missouri Academy of Sciences; In colombia

 

the first national scientific organization

 

which he was comprised of the Academy of Mathematics, Physics and

 

 Natural in 1944 and in subsequent years

 

 He belonged to all the others.