Astronomy Club
The Astronomy Club has its roots in the Astronomy and Meteorology Department of the Belen School in Havana, Cuba and the Jesuit tradition of scientific studies.
Moderator: Fr. Pedro Cartaya, S.J.
Moderator: Fr. Pedro Cartaya, S.J.
Some of the research topics the club has focused on are sunspots, planets, galaxies and nebulas. Members have photographed some of their observations in color. Members and guest speakers present their work in many of the meetings.
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Optional field trips have been to various observatories in Arecibo, Puerto Rico and Kitt Peak in Arizona. The club has visited NASA facilities on many occasions and even conducted an experiment in our observatory on the shuttle Discovery in 1998.
BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: webmaster@belenjesuit.org
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: webmaster@belenjesuit.org
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School was founded in 1854 in Havana, Cuba by Queen Isabel II of Spain. The task of educating students was assigned to the priests and brothers of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), whose teaching tradition is synonymous with academic excellence and spiritual discipline. In 1961, the new political regime of Cuba confiscated the School property and expelled the Jesuit faculty. The School was re-established in Miami the same year, and over the next decade, continued to grow. Today, Belen Jesuit sits on a 30-acre site in western Dade County, only minutes away from downtown Miami.