[AZ-Observing] Re: Light Presentation Today

Jeff;

Congratulations, glad to hear that the presentation went off well and that
everyone, including you, enjoyed themselves.  

Clear skies;
Steve Coe


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Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 10:13 PM
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Subject: [AZ-Observing] Light Presentation Today

As scheduled, at 12:30 PM today I gave a presentation on LiGHT at the 
Desert West Community Center in Phoenix. This was part of an 
astronomical out reach program suggested by Jack Jones of SAC.

The Mr. Wizard presentation (as Bob Stencel called it) on light went 
well. Close to 100 spectroscopes were handed out to the kids and the 
seniors. They used these instruments to interact with the 
presentation and then took them home to further explore light.

I think most learned a few new things. I showed red, green and blue 
screens and let them see the single lines in the spectroscope. All 
that made sense, but then when I showed a yellow screen, a few people 
were taken back at not seeing a yellow line, but a red and green 
line. Then to assure them there are indeed yellow photons I fired up 
the pickle light. Lots of fun.

Gene Lucas came to the presentation and assisted me with the 
computer. The cookies and drinks were well received and I think 
everyone enjoyed the presentation. I know I had fun presenting it. I 
told the SAC members at the last meeting I could do one at a SAC 
meeting. It would be more on spectroscopy and have some advanced 
things.

Remember:
THERE ARE NO WHITE PHOTONS!

Jeff
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Counting Photons
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Hopkins Phoenix Observatory
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