Alex, i love your ideas.
Maybe we will have enough attendance to do both Alex and Kevin's ideas
in one class.
I like it,
let's see what the group says after i write up something to make it work in
our favor..
as a class setting.
Thank you all for your input. Input is very welcome.
Terri
On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 10:01 PM, Alex Vrenios <axv@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Just a few thoughts…
I like the idea of assignments/presentations. Rather than assigning
constellation contents, another way to distribute the objects might be
“Moon + planets,” "double stars + open clusters,” “globular clusters +
bright nebulae” and “faint nebulae + galaxies.” (Did I miss anything?)
My reasoning for this redistribution is that many of us have modest scopes
that will show the planets, stars and open clusters. Some of us have
larger scopes that will resolve globulars. And a few of us have scopes that
will show detail in distant galaxies.
On October 1st the Moon is a very thin crescent that sets early. Venus is
right behind it. Saturn is just above Antares and Mars is just above the
Teapot’s spout. So the early evening will be rich with Solar System
objects. As the sky darkens the fainter objects will become viable targets.
This still isn’t exactly right, but I think I’m on to something…
Refinements?
Alex
On Aug 10, 2016, at 3:59 PM, <kjwitts@xxxxxxx> <kjwitts@xxxxxxx> wrote:pick a constellation that was up at the time and present/ discuss objects
Terri,
At one point, you and I had talked about my idea of having each attendee
that reside within that constellation.
each other. In the past, we've had assignments that required people to
Rather than having one or two teachers present, the group could teach
identify object they'd like to see. This often resulted in duplicates and
in people blowing off the homework.
the hook to present it and the objects contained within, there's no chance
If each attendee chose a different constellation, an knew he/she was on
of duplication and little chance of people blowing it off.
enough, that person could simply follow along.
This also gives many people a chance to show their stuff on that night.
If someone didn't want to present, or felt he/she wasn't experienced
family
I think this idea might work well.
Thoughts?
Kevin
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