“How to Use Stellarium Software to Find Specific Objects in the Night Sky”
with DAS Member Dr. John Bickel.
This is an in-person, hands-on event!
*** THIS IS A SPECIAL EVENT FOR OUR REGISTERED MEMBERS AND IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ***
Intended audience: New observers, New DAS members
Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, attendees will be able to demonstrate in the field:
Opening Stellarium and set up proper time and observer GPS coordinates for a planned viewing session
Determine which Stars, Galaxies, and Nebula will be visible in the time frame for planned viewing
Determine which Stars, Galaxies, and Nebula will not be visible
Extract azimuth and altitude coordinates to use in a home telescope
Direct their personal telescope to the azimuth and altitude coordinates
Prerequisites:
Before the In-Reach Event attendees should download a copy of Stellarium either to a personal laptop or iPad
Stellarium software for a laptop can be downloaded for free at: https://stellarium.org/…
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