Aiming a Telescope, Monday 4th August at 6:30pm

Presented at Sydney Observatory by Dr Andrew Wood, Sydney City Skywatchers President

Join us at Sydney Observatory for an instructive talk which will cover a range of telescopes from using simple instruments to aim at the Moon and other bright objects, to star-hopping with star atlases to find faint objects, through to digital setting circles and go-to technology, aiming a telescope at celestial sights has become easy; and relatively more-affordable.

This talk will go through all the ways amateurs have used telescopes, and with the advent of Smart Telescopes, will ask the question: Is any of it actually necessary anymore?

Bio

Andrew Wood first purchased a tiny refracting telescope as a teenager. At 63 years old, he has seen a lot of changes within the hobby of Amateur Astronomy. He hopes this presentation will illicit discussion among both seasoned telescope users and beginners.

This is an in-person event. If you are not a member please email: sydneycityskywatchers@gmail.com and you will be invited to attend (subject to availability)

Image above: Andrew Wood with one of his telescopes, courtesy A. Wood.

Details: This presentation will be in person at Sydney Observatory and also by Zoom. Members are encouraged to attend on-site. All members will also be emailed the Zoom link. If you are not a member and want to attend this talk please email our secretary on: sydneycityskywatchers@gmail.com.

Please arrive at Sydney Observatory by 6:20pm or log-in by 6:25pm. Notices and a short presentation by members are delivered before or after the keynote depending on circumstances.