ASTROMEDIA NUCLEUS
Media news interaction through releases production and distribution (common topics include celestial phenomena such as eclipses, bright comets, meteor showers, occultations, planets, etc);
Scientific support and answering of frequently asked questions by media news.
Coordinator: Prof. Luiz Augusto L. da Silva, physicist and astronomer
Designer: Eng. Diomar Reus Sbardelotto
KC PRODUCTIONS NUCLEUS
Management, execution and logistics of educational projects, in support to Astronomy Workshops, Portable Planetarium, Star Parties and Meetings, Activities for Teachers, and Publications.
KC Productions, Inc., Quality since 1992!
COMPUTATIONAL NUCLEUS
This nucleus works with Internet and softwares.
Coordinator: Prof. Carlos Eduardo Meine Morais
TECHNICAL NUCLEUS
This nucleus specializes in electronics, mechanical, electric, and optical maintenance activities, as well as upgrades of equipments used by our Network.
Coordinators: Diomar Reus Sbardelotto
AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTIONS NUCLEUS
This nucleus operates the Omega Centauri Network’s private TV studio, situated at Osório city, RS, southern Brazil.
Working Team: Tiago de Souza Basso
PROFESSOR DÉLCIO BASSO NUCLEUS
Develops teaching and research activities in Physics.
Coordinator: Prof. Délcio Basso
EDUCATION NUCLEUS
Develops activities related to teaching metodology, interactions with teachers, meetings, courses and conferences, as well as digital educational materials.
Coordinator: Prof. Carlos Eduardo Meine Morais
AIFI NUCLEUS
The Association for Uncommon Phenomena Investigations (AIFI, in portuguese) is a nonprofit skeptical organization dedicated to investigating exotic or controversial phenomena, such as ufological and paranormal events. It was founded in 2006 and its slogan is “Investigate, Explain, Divulgate”.
VARIABLE STARS NUCLEUS – R Centauri
History of Astronomy, and visual photometry of variable stars.
Coordinator: Eng. Carlos Arlindo Adib
METEOROLOGICAL NUCLEUS
Coordinated by professor M. Sc. Roberto André dos Santos, it operates two surface weather stations, namely, the Alfred Wegener Weather Station, at Porto Alegre city, Brazil, and Morro dos Cabritos Weather Station, at Novo Hamburgo city, Brazil. It also conducts the Potamometric Observations Program of Omega Centauri Network (POP-OCN), with volunteer observers distributed at the southern Brazil cities of Porto Alegre, Novo Hamburgo, São Leopoldo, Cachoeirinha, Gravataí, Esteio, Canoas, Dois Irmãos, Imbé, Osório, and Alegrete. If you want to participate in this program, please contact professor Roberto (see e-mail at Contacts in this site). The Meteorological Nucleus also publishes a crescent number of fast reference charts with meteorological information and tables, useful to weather observations. See Publications for more details.
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH NUCLEUS
This Nucleus manages the production of, as well as evaluates scientific papers written by Omega Centauri Network working team. If approved, the articles are free to be submitted to specialized journals. Preprints of the approved papers are available at Scientific Preprints at this site. Reprints of the final form of published papers may be found at Research Articles at this site.
The Editorial Council is integrated by (in alphabetical order):
Carlos A. Adib, Eng.;
Prof. M.Sc. Délcio Basso;
Prof. M. Sc. Luiz Augusto L. da Silva;
Prof. Dr. Nara Regina de Souza Basso;
Prof. Dr. Neiva Irma Jost Manzini;
Prof. M. Sc. Roberto André dos Santos.
RODRIGO VISONI NUCLEUS
Based in the city of Rio de Janeiro, this Nucleus investigates sightings cases of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP’s). His coordinator, Rodrigo de Moura Visoni, is also author of two books, Francisco João de Azevedo e a Invenção da Máquina de Escrever, and Roberto Landell de Moura, o Precursor do Rádio, published by Tamanduá Press. The last was honored with 2019 Jabuti Award. For additional information, see the links:
FRANCISCO JOAO DE AZEVEDO E A INVENÇÃO DA MACHINA DE ESCREVER 1ªED.(2018)
ROBERTO LANDELL DE MOURA: O PRECURSOR DO RÁDIO 1ªED.(2018)
Rodrigo is also founder and manager of the Youtube channel Grandes Inventores Brasileiros, available at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT1p8h2IVQz-kU6PEyTPTFg
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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION NUCLEUS
PROFESSOR LUIZ ALBERTO DE SOUZA PEDROSO
The Environmental Education Nucleus, coordinated by professor Luiz Alberto de Souza Pedroso, promotes activities and edits publications and texts focusing on the formation of an environmental and ecological awareness, in favor of the preservation and salvation of our planet’s biosphere, mainly – but not exclusively – aiming at the new generations and teachers.
Pedroso is an oceanologist and environmental educator, retired professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). He has written 23 books to date, including volumes on popular science, ecology, thematic photo albums, chronicles and poems. Pedroso is also a member of the Academy of Writers of the North Coast of Rio Grande do Sul. He has held several photographic exhibitions, and was Patron of the Imbé and Tramandaí Book Fairs.