Astronomy: An Introduction to the Night Sky

Thank you all for your enthusiastic participation in this months’ classes. I hope you found the experience a pleasant and informative one, Garth and I certainly enjoyed the classes and interactions too.

The presentations from all the classes have now been uploaded to the this site and it is our intention to periodically add new material as we feel it relevant. The 5th weeks’ “Observing” session will take place, later in the year when observing conditions are more predictable and when our equipment and personnel are available. You will be notified by email when this date and venue have been established.

Thanks again and Clear Skies..

Michael

Presentations for the Capilano University ElderU course presented by Garth Jones and  Michael Bradley are available to course members here.

Week 1 Material and presentations:
AstroElderUWeek1
RASC_Choosing_a_Telescope
RASC_Choosing_Binoculars
Sky and Telescope_Glossary_of_Terms

Week 2 Material and presentations:
AstroElderUWeek2   An astronomical timeline

Video shot at Hadley Rille on the Moon
by the crew of Apollo 15,
“Galileo was right!”
(requires Flash to be enabled)

 

Week 3 Material and presentations:
ElderU_Measurement
ElderU_FindingObjects

Week 4 Material and presentations:
ElderU_IntroCosmology
ElderU_LightPollutionfinal
ElderU_Tools

Supporting Material for the classes:

Downloadable monthly sky charts:    http://www.skymaps.com/

Dark Sky charts for the Sunshine Coast
Sechelt chart:                      http://cleardarksky.com/c/SchltBCkey.html
Observatory (Airport):     http://cleardarksky.com/c/RASCSCobBCkey.html?1
Roberts Creek chart:         http://cleardarksky.com/c/SMSObBCkey.html?1
Gibsons chart:                    http://cleardarksky.com/c/GbsnsBCkey.html?1
Powell River chart:           http://cleardarksky.com/c/PwlRvrBCkey.html?1

 Review of commercial Astro Binoculars from the Cloudy Nights website
binotests .pdf