This two-day, general astronomy crash-course focuses on the contents of the solar system and other observable celestial objects that can be seen in the night sky, along with knowledge to perform naked-eye and binocular sky observations.
Day 1 will consist of a lecture explaining the nature of the observable astronomical objects, how to navigate the night sky, general astronomy Q&A, along with demonstration of binocular use.
Day 2 will consist of an evening binocular observation event, with several of CCD's binoculars available for use in a guided night sky observation of seasonally observable objects, including planets and moons, comets, meteor showers, stars and star clusters.
Please contact Tyler Hopkins at tyler.hopkins@ccd.edu or 303-352-6047 for more information.
Day 1 Lecture - Tuesday November 17th from 6:00pm-7:30pm, Cherry Creek 102 A/B
Day 2 Binocular Observation - Wednesday November 18th from 6:30pm-7:30pm, Top Floor of the 7th Street Garage
In case of inclement weather on Wednesday November 18th, Thursday November 19th 6:30pm-7:30pm will be a backup date for the observation.
