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Week 1 (2nd March 2010 2010)

 

· What is astronomy?

 

· The constellations – an introduction

 

· The Zodiac – path of the Sun across the sky and where the planets are to be found

 

· The night sky – an introduction to its motion over the day/night and over the year – diurnal and annual motions

 

· Finding your way around the sky – using Orion – see chart

 

· Finding the Pole Star – see chart

 

· Observing session – Mars, Orion Nebula and Castor (thought the 28 inch refractor!)

 

 

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Some useful web sites

 

· Free ‘planetarium’ software – Stellarium

 

· Advice on buying telescopes

 

· Constellation pages by Ian Ridpath

 

· Motion of the sky – see Wikipedia page

 

· Planets –

 

· Orion Nebula and other ‘deep sky’ objects in the sky

 

· History of the 28 inch telescope