Virtual observatories and interactive websites – modern technologies in education

Abstract

Authors of the article present modern, computer-supported techniques in education. Information technologies help to process large amounts of data efficiently. The importance of modern technologies is in fact to raise students’ interest in natural sciences. There are several important projects whose products are complex, virtual observatories, programs or interactive websites. This article focuses specifically on modern technologies in the teaching of astronomy and astrophysics. There are some interesting projects such as European Virtual Observatory project EURO-VO, Aladin and Stellarium programs, or interactive websites of many universities.