[AZ-Observing] Re: National Astronomy Day - Night summary
- From: "Rick Tejera" <saguaroastro@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:41:21 -0700
I'll Dig up the Pdf files and send them to you (or anyone else who wants
them off list.
I also have a sundial kit (courtesy of Jeff Hopkins) I'll send you. We used
these when we went up to the Girl Scout camps in Prescott. The sundial keeps
pretty good time...
Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)
Sagauro Astronomy Club
www.saguaroastro.org
Thunderbird Amatuer Radio Club
www.w7tbc.org
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[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dan Heim
Sent: Sunday, 29 April, 2012 13:33
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Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: National Astronomy Day - Night summary
Rick,
Yeah, even when you don't score a donation for your club, those interactions
are payment enough.
I recall one time we were doing solar observing, and this 5th grader asked
if we could see Venus. I told her "Sure, if you know exactly where to point
the scope, but it's really much nicer to see at night." And she says "Oh ...
I see. Venus is nocturnal then?" I replied "Well, kinda.
But where did you learn that word?" And she says "Oh, we were studying bats
last month, and they're nocturnal, so it's easier to see them at night. Just
like Venus."
I need to start bringing some give-aways to these events. Rainbow Symphony
is having a sale on their solar-viewing glasses. You have to buy 100, but
you get that for around $40. Can you provide some details on that DIY
planisphere? Maybe a link to the vendor? Thanks.
Dan Heim
DFAC
On 4/29/2012 12:23 PM, Rick Tejera wrote:
> Dan,
>
> Don't you love it when the kids ask great inquisitive questions? I had
> one 8 year old fellow named William last night who also asked about
> Pluto. After talking about that I showed him and his family Saturn. I
> explained that the little dot to right of Saturn was Titan and how
> that is the farthest object in space that has some man-made stuff on
> it and talked about the Huygens probe. He asked me a ton of questions
> about how it got there what it found why it stopped working after such
> a short a time. Great questions and I had a great time answering them.
> In addition to the usual stickers I give the little ones I dug through
> my stuff and gave him a planisphere DIY kit because he "Asked the best
questions of the night"
>
> Stuff like that is why I enjoy outreach events.
>
> Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)
> Sagauro Astronomy Club
> www.saguaroastro.org
> Thunderbird Amatuer Radio Club
> www.w7tbc.org
>
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