Astronomy Festival: Villa de Leyva celebrates the astronomical meeting – science – life

Cesar Melgargo / Central Europe

This is the second time in its history that the festival is held on a date other than February, and this time due to the epidemic.

Cesar Melgargo / Central Europe

Space enthusiasts had the opportunity to observe the Sun through specialized telescopes.

Cesar Melgargo / Central Europe

The 24th edition of the Villa de Leyva Astronomy Festival celebrated the 60th anniversary of the arrival of the first man into outer space, a nickname held by Yuri Gagarin.

Cesar Melgargo / Central Europe

This year the festival received as a special guest Fyodor Yurchin, Hero of the Russian Federation, cosmonaut, engineer and test pilot.

Cesar Melgargo / Central Europe

At dawn, astronomy enthusiasts had the opportunity to reach the theater of telescopes of all kinds and powers to observe the sky.

Cesar Melgargo / Central Europe

Specialized conferences and workshops for boys and girls were also part of the festival’s agenda.

Cesar Melgargo / Central Europe

Mobilizing science and awakening interest in astronomy is the concern of the Astronomy Association of Colombia (Asasac) with the Villa de Leyva Astronomy Festival.

Cesar Melgargo / Central Europe

Since the arrival of the pandemic, this was the first time the Plaza Mayor in Villa de Leyva had been opened for events.

Cesar Melgargo / Central Europe

The event also featured an astrophotography competition.

Cesar Melgargo / Central Europe

Photographic exhibition on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary.

Cesar Melgargo / Central Europe

Lego display with astronomy and astronautics motifs,