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Astronomy has been a long tradition in Mexico since the Mayas culture. However, most of the development of this science has been concentrated in the center-south region of this country. The creation of the Astronomy Area at the Universidad de Sonora, permitted since 1990 a different perspective for the development of this science, not only related with the scientific work, but also with the participation in education and public outreach, as also develop facilities, as a fundamental part of the future for this science. I present here a description of the work made and the projects in development for the near future.
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Sánchez-Ibarra, A. (2004). Astronomy at the Universidad de Sonora. In: Wamsteker, W., Albrecht, R., Haubold, H.J. (eds) Developing Basic Space Science World-Wide. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2519-X_17
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