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Night Sky Classes are offered in three seasonal series (six classes each) and are designed for everyone from total beginners to experienced amateur observers. Persons who take all three Night Sky series (18 classes in all) will learn the entire sky seen from our northern latitude. Whether you want to learn the constellations or have a telescope and want to expand your knowledge of deep sky objects, the solar system and beyond, these classes have something for you.
Tickets may be purchased for individual classes or for the six class Fall Season.
Program information:
The presentations last approximately 90 minutes. A few constellations are introduced in each class: their myths, history and interesting stars. We also cover deep sky objects within those constellations, such as the beautiful nebulae and clusters that never cease to awe and amaze. A detailed list of topics for each class is listed below. After class (sky conditions permitting), we go outside and locate the constellations presented. Then we move to the Observatory's telescopes to view the individual objects until 10:30 pm, or later.
For more information about the Night Sky Classes, please visit http://rfo.org/classes.html and click on the "Night Sky" tab.
For more information about the Robert Ferguson Observatory and its other astronomy programs, please visit http://rfo.org
The presentations starts promptly at the time shown. Please consider your travel time before purchasing tickets.
Fall Night Sky Class Schedule:
Sept 18, 7:00 pm, Class #1: Asterisms and Constellations, Stars, Deep Sky Objects, Sky Charts, The Great Square of Pegasus. Constellations: Pegasus, Aquarius, Piscis Austrinus.
Oct 16, 7:00 pm, Class #2: Sky Motion and the Seasonal Skies, Celestial Poles and Celestial Equator, The Ecliptic and the Zodiac. Constellations: Andromeda, Cepheus, Cassiopeia.
Oct 23, 7:00 pm, Class #3: Obliquity of the Ecliptic, Equinoxes and Solstices, Precession and Epochs. Constellations: Aries, Triangulum, Lacerta.
Nov 13, 7:00 pm, Class #4: The Solar System. Constellations: Perseus, Pisces, Cetus.
Nov 20, 7:00 pm, Class #5: The Moon and Eclipses, Galaxies, Spiral Structure and Star Formation, Galaxy Clusters and Super-Clusters, The Winter Hexagon. Constellations: Auriga, Camelopardalis, Taurus.
Dec 11, 7:00 pm, Class #6: The Milky Way and Our Milky Way Neighborhood, The Galactic Halo and Globular Clusters. Constellations: Orion, Lepus, Eridanus.
Individual classes are $23. For single class tickets, please select the desired date(s) from the menu below.
Fall Season Passes for all six classes in the Fall season are $75. To purchase, please follow this link: Fall Season Pass
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AdresseRobert Ferguson Observatory, Sugarloaf Ridge State Park (Afficher)
2605 Adobe Canyon Road
Kenwood, CA 95452
United States
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