astronomy
learn and prepare for competitions
what is the ioaa?
The International Olympiad on Astronomy & Astrophysics is the biggest astronomy competition for high-school students, testing a wide range of skills that an astronomer needs to have:
Theory
Test your knowledge of advanced theoretical concepts, such as cosmology or celestial mechanics.
Observation
Observe celestial objects with a telescope and solve problems in the planetarium.
Data analysis
Use data collected by giant telescopes and space observatories to get to know more about celestial phenomena.
who am i?
I’m Dr. Gergely Dálya, an astrophysicist at the French Space Agency. I have been an IOAA contestant twice, and since then, for more than 10 years, I have been preparing the Hungarian team for the competition. Recently, I have also been working with the Saudi Arabian team. My book, Introduction to Astronomy, has been used by the Hungarian, Romanian and Saudi Arabian teams for successful preparation for the Olympiad. On this website, I would like to share some useful preparation materials for astronomy competitions.
Latest preparation materials
Here, you can find the latest free materials and posts
Celestial mechanics — Basic problems 1
celestial mechanicsIntroductionHere are some basic celestial mechanics problems about the...
The celestial sphere
celestial sphereIntroductionLooking up at the night sky, you might get the impression that the...
Theory problems and solutions from Thailand 2007
IOAA problemsIntroductionThe very first IOAA took place in Chiang Mai, Thailand in 2007. 21...
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