Shay Chamni wanted the telescope and managed to win it

Chamani is one of the young winners of the 2nd national quiz for astronomy and space named after Ilan and Asaf Ramon

On Thursday 3/6/2010, the final stage of the second National Astronomy and Space Quiz named after Ilan and Asaf Ramon for elementary schools was held, organized by the "Rosh Gadol" association and the Ilan Ramon Center for Youth Seeking Physics, in cooperation with the Israel Astronomy Association. The hall was filled with a crowd of jubilant students who came to encourage their ten friends who qualified for the finals and with them teachers and family members gathered in the auditorium Sonnenfeld at Ben Gurion University in Bish for the project's closing event. The young students aged 12-10 were exposed this year to knowledge about astronomy and space exploration and invested their time in studies.

After two tense and emotional hours, the quiz show host, actress Efrat Cohen, announced the three winners among the 10 contestants who qualified for the final stage:

First place went to Shai Chamni from Ma'ganim School in Ma'agan Michael and won a sophisticated telescope, a gift from Cosmos. Shai participated in the quiz last year as a 5th grade student and won second place in field binoculars. the first

Second place went to Omri Katz from Hillel School in Ramat Gan, who won sophisticated field binoculars as a gift from Rosh Gadol association.

Third place went to Yarin Solomon from Naut Lon School in Be'er Sheva who won two volumes of the encyclopedia of the constellations by Dr. Yigal Fatal, a gift from the Rosh Gadol association.

All participants were awarded a certificate of participation, a photo of Ilan Ramon with a personal dedication by Rona Ramon and a souvenir sheet of a 'big head' - an Israeli in space (January 2003) prepared for Ilan's ascent to space on the Columbia shuttle.

The judging team was composed of Dr. Yigal Fatal, Chairman of the Israel Astronomical Society, Dr. Diana Lauper, the Israeli Astronomical Society, and Dr. Zohar Guri, Chairman of the 'Rosh Gadol' association and editor of the 'Rosh Gadol' magazine. The quiz was divided into three stages and the top ten Qualified for the final out of about 1000 who started in the first stage.

The Ilan Ramon Center for Youth Seeking Physics in Be'er Sheva operates science and technology programs for the entire population in Be'er Sheva and in many science centers throughout the south.

The Rosh Godol association works to promote and spread scientific knowledge and produces a science magazine.

The steering team of the project:

Prof. Yitzhak Ben Israel, Prof. Yoav Yair, Prof. Dan Blomberg, Dr. Yigal Fatal, Dr. Diana Lauper, Dr. Zohar Guri, Mr. Netzach Farbiash, Mr. Avi Har-Evan, Mr. Yitzhak Mayo and Mr. Sheika Shafrir .