| The
Summer Sky This 3 part series introduces the public to what they will observe in the sky (e.g. during an organized a star party). I will present beginner level explanations for the commonly shown summer objects. |
New 7/5/09 |
| StarHopping
101 This series shows how to use astronomical charts to find objects |
New 4/6/09 |
| Star Hopping |
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| Equipment |
General Astronomy |
| Information on Observing |
More
Advanced Astronomy |
| Solar Eclipses | |
| What's
Up in the Sky |
Messier Marathon |
Copyright and Use Information |
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| StarHopping 101 | This 30 minute video describes how to use astronomical charts and provides animated examples of what you will see at the telescope. | New 4/6/09 |
The Starhopping 101 and Advanced Chart Reading lessons provide
you the techniques of how to use charts. Now it is time
to practice. Here is a picture of the Sagittarius area from
the Advanced Class. {Click for a full size copy}.
| Beginner's Telescopes | Discusses various options for a
first telescope |
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| Eyepieces | Discuss the kinds of eyepieces
and |
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How To Find Stuff |
Discusses the use of filters and
other observing techniques |
 I plan to expand this presentation in several areas. |
| Collimating
a
Newtonian Telescope |
I am posting the slides I
originally presented. This is a topic that can be better handled
as a movie. |
as Movie
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| Using an Equatorial Mount |
How to set up and use a German
Equatorial Mount. |
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| The Summer Sky |
This 3 part series introduces the public to what they will observe in the sky (e.g. during an organized a star party). I will present beginner level explanations for the commonly shown summer objects. | New 7/5/09 |
| Fall Observing | Discusses what you can see
during the Fall. It presents the issues of dealing with the Fall
weather in California |
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| Winter Observing | Similar to the above, but for
winter. |
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Astronomy and the Weather |
This explains some basic
concepts of how weather works and some of the particulars of the
California climate. It discusses how to use the weather tools available
on my weather site. This is currently being reworked to eliminate
any copyright problems. |
as Movie |
| Spring Galaxy Season | Similar to a lecture I already gave. This is currently being reworked to eliminate any copyright problems. | |
| Fall Galaxy Season | A more detailed version of the
Fall Observing lecture that concentrates on just Galaxies |
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| What is all that Stuff |
This lecture is an introductory
lecture to introduce beginner's to some common terms. For
example, what is the difference between a globular cluster and an open
cluster? |
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| How To Find Stuff | Discusses various techniques to
better see objects in the sky |
I plan to expand this presentation in several areas. |
| Physics and Astronomy(beginner
version) |
A less complicated version of
the lecture I gave in my beginner class |
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| SJAA Papers |
Cataloging Stars Deep Sky Catalogs Galaxy Seasons |
| 3D Universe | The Universe is not flat! Explores the 3D nature of the universal out to a billion light years or so. | |
| Physics and Astronomy | Knowing a little physics will
help you understand astronomy better. The original lecture got a
tad more advanced than I would have preferred. |
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