Our astronomical community, within the framework of the RIA56 “Look at the Stars” project, with the support of the “Native Cities” social project (Gazpromneft-Orenburg), invites everyone to the countryside to our evening lecture! Topics: general astronomy, tasks, tools.
Event details
Organizers and support
Organizers:
- Astronomical community
- RIA56 “Look at the Stars” project
Support:
- Gazprom Neft’s “Native Cities” social investment program
Date and time: 05/25/2019, starts at 21:00
Terms of participation:
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Participation is fee-based: 200 rubles per person.
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Children under 14 — free.
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Recommended age: from 6 years.
Necessary things:
- A camping mat, foam, blanket or chair for comfortable placement in the clearing.
- Tea, cookies, sweets, sandwiches - appetite comes quickly in the fresh air.
- Warm clothes (it's cold at night).
- Good mood!
How the astro excursion goes:
- The first part of the program is a lecture on astronomy, its tasks and instruments.
- The second part is an excursion to the spring-summer constellations, legends and orientation in the sky.
- The third part is observations through telescopes: planets of the solar system, double stars, star clusters, nebulae, the Andromeda galaxy, globular clusters.
Event program
- Lecture:
- What astronomy does, what it studies and how it is used in our lives. - Search for a "second home": habitable planets, prospects for their discovery, search methods and chances of resettlement.
- Review of telescopes:
- The structure of telescopes, their differences, which telescope is better and what can be seen through them.
- Excursion to spring-summer constellations:
- How to navigate by the stars and legends about some constellations.
- Observations through telescopes:
- Planets of the solar system, double stars, star clusters, nebulae, the Andromeda galaxy, globular clusters.
- Astrophotography using cameras connected to telescopes.
Prohibited actions
- Leaving litter.
- Smoking.
- Drinking alcoholic beverages.
- Being intoxicated.
- Disrespectful to other participants of the event.
Astrovist Results
Despite the cold and wind, about 70 astronomy enthusiasts came to Gorun! We talked about why astronomy is needed and what variety of objects exist in our Universe.
A clear cloudless night allowed us to see the spring-summer constellations. Sergey Medvedev taught the participants how to navigate by the stars and told several beautiful legends. Double stars and star clusters were observed through telescopes. Jupiter rose above the horizon closer to midnight. Although it was low, its satellites were clearly visible, and some participants were able to see atmospheric bands.
Around 23:00, we observed the ISS flyby, and at 00:05, the SpaceX Starlink satellites flew by. It was a mesmerizing sight: 60 bright dots floated one after another along the horizon!
Thank you to all the participants! Next time, we hope, the weather will be warmer, which will allow us to calmly observe through telescopes until late at night. See you at the next astro-rides!