The Sky is for Everyone - Outreach and Educaction with the Virtual   Observatory
  The Virtual Observatory (VO) is an international attempt to collect astronomical data (images, simulation, mission-logs, etc), organize it and develop tools that let astronomers access this huge amount of information. The VO not only simplifies the work of professional astronomers, it is also a valuable tool for education and public outreach. For teachers and astronomers who actively promote astronomy to the public the VO is an great opportunity to access real astronomical data, use them and have a taste of the workaday life of astronomers. 
Florian Freistetter, Giulia Iafrate, Massimo Ramella (and the AIDA-WP5   Team)
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