Star-Hopping Workshops at H.M.S. Beagle
General Event Information
Hosted on alternating months at H.M.S. Beagle, these workshops help to instruct beginning telescope users in the art of star-hopping, or how to find faint night-sky objects by moving to them from bright ones, as exemplified in the book Turn Left at Orion. Within a few short hours, you will have learned how to use the signposts in the sky to help you to find some of the more elusive and amazing sights in the heavens.
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Star-Hopping Workshops for 2012
PLEASE NOTE: These workshops presume that participants have a good fundamental knowledge of how to use their telescopes for observation. If you are a beginner or a first-time telescope user, please consider the Telescope Basics workshop, or visiting one of our Star Parties before enrolling in a Star-Hopping.
February, 2012 Workshop: "Rescuing the Princess"
- Date & Time: Friday, 24 February 2012, 6:30pm
- Fee: $5
- Seats Available: 12
- RSVP: Please email or telephone 816-587-9998
In this session, we focus on the constellation of Andromeda.
April, 2012 Workshop: "Good-bye, Winter Constellations"
- Date & Time: Friday, 20 April 2012, 8:30pm
- Fee: $5
- Seats Available: 12
- RSVP: Please email or telephone 816-587-9998
In this session, we welcome the return of the spring and summer sky!
June, 2012 Workshop: "Under the Handle of the Big Dipper"
- Date & Time: Friday, 15 June 2012, 9:30pm
- Fee: $5
- Seats Available: 12
- RSVP: Please email or telephone 816-587-9998
In this session, we will search for amazing sights beneath one of the most famous constellations in the sky.
August, 2012 Workshop: "The Summer Triangle"
- Date & Time: Saturday, 17 August 2012, 6:45pm
- Fee: $5
- Seats Available: 12
- RSVP: Please email or telephone 816-587-9998
In this session, we will scan the skies for elusive globular clusters.
Bring your telescope and prepare to be amazed!