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re: Educatiing The Public On Astronomy And Space

Jeff F — 10/12/2006 6:56:46 PM (archived)

I agree Delbert, people that tend to show some interest will go out and buy the $60 walmart telescope, get it home and see fuzz, which destroys the orignal interest they began with. Our club has star parties and opens up to the public our 6",10", 12" scopes, and the big boy 25". The public is made to realize that some fair amount of money has to be spent to actaully view quality. Last week we had a small public star party and the club pres had his 6" refractor set up viewing the Andromeda Galaxy, people were awed and you would have thought they were looking out of the space station windows, it was a pleasure to see the excitement.
I don't have the best scopes but both are 5" reflector Meades, and can see planets, clusters, and on good nights some nebula.
Until I get my 12" Dob, I'm ok with this.

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Educatiing The Public On Astronomy And Space - Jeff F - 10/12/2006 2:56:08 PM
- re: Educatiing The Public On Astronomy And Space - Delbert - 10/12/2006 6:15:08 PM
  - I think that people who don't know if a planet is closer or further than a star... - alcaray - 10/13/2006 3:51:10 PM
    - A sense of place - Fox - 10/14/2006 8:38:45 PM
    - re:A book to start - Raoul - 10/13/2006 5:58:49 PM
      - re: A book to start - Fox - 10/14/2006 9:13:52 PM
    - re: I think that people who don't know if a planet is closer or further than a star... - Jeff F - 10/13/2006 4:30:54 PM
      - Sometimes you don't need a lens - Fox - 10/14/2006 6:06:41 PM
        
        ...but a very long baseline helps - Robert - 10/14/2006 7:40:20 PM
        
        Extreme parallax - Fox - 10/14/2006 8:57:34 PM
      - Hands-on space science - Laurie Street - 10/13/2006 11:15:58 PM
      - Not how I learned. - alcaray - 10/13/2006 5:20:04 PM
        
        re: Not how I learned. - Jeff F - 10/13/2006 6:02:48 PM
        
        I did not mean to insult or discourage your efforts. - alcaray - 10/13/2006 6:19:51 PM
        
        re: I did not mean to insult or discourage your efforts. - Jeff F - 10/13/2006 7:15:11 PM
  - re: Educatiing The Public On Astronomy And Space - Jeff F - 10/12/2006 6:56:46 PM
- re: Educatiing The Public On Astronomy And Space - Robert - 10/12/2006 4:42:48 PM
- re: Educatiing The Public On Astronomy And Space - Lance - 10/12/2006 4:22:58 PM
  - Participation - Robert - 10/12/2006 4:40:35 PM
    - re: Participation - Jeff F - 10/12/2006 5:23:08 PM
      - Outreach participation - Ken Murphy - 10/13/2006 12:54:49 AM
        
        re: Participation - Raoul - 10/13/2006 6:05:49 PM
        
        Bright and shiny baubles - Robert - 10/14/2006 7:31:46 PM
        
        rephrasing the question - Robert - 10/13/2006 5:42:02 PM
      - re: Participation - Robert - 10/12/2006 6:30:17 PM
        
        re: Good idea and an example - Raoul - 10/13/2006 6:12:19 PM
        
        Yes, like that - Robert - 10/14/2006 12:22:20 AM
        
        re: Debating a question - Raoul - 10/14/2006 9:12:43 PM
        
        re: Yes, like that - DWC - 10/14/2006 4:49:57 PM
        
        We'd get lost in the crowd on MyHorde - Robert - 10/14/2006 7:23:31 PM

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