Binoculars are an ideal first telescope. Modern day binoculars are better optical tools than Galileo's first astronomical telescope. The Moon, the moons of Jupiter, bright nebulae, and galaxies can all be observed with binoculars. Students will learn how to use binoculars and where to look for some of these objects in the current night sky. If the weather is cloudy, groups will look at the stored computer images, tour the observatory and its control room, learn about telescopes and observe spectra.
Programs normally run for an hour to an hour and a half.
There is a two-dollar charge per student. By Dave Weinrich Most of my life I have had a passion for astronomy. Since serving in the Peace Corps I have developed a passion for the developing world. So when I heard about a conference on astronomy education in the developing world, I was immediately interested. Sri Lanka is an island nation just a little bit smaller than West Virginia.