Young Astronomers Evenings |
The Dates for the 2011/12 Youngsters Monthly Astronomy Events are now available (see bottom of page)
The Liverpool Astronomy Society is continuing with the Youngsters Monthly Astronomy Events again for another session. We started a regular monthly session just for 10 - 16 year olds in 2010 and we're continuing it from the start of the next LAS session. Read on............ We will be observing through telescopes (weather permitting of course), talking to you about a wide variety of astronomical topics, running various projects and whatever else you might want to do associated with astronomy. The evening will be informal and open - and of course new so it will evolve over the coming months. Each session will have a theme. This event will have the first evening in October (dates below) and is by email invitiation only. Due to resource and space limitations we have to restrict the numbers so it is first come first served. All children attending must be accompanied by parent or guardian for legal reasons. FIRST EVENT WILL BE AT OUR PEX HILL LEIGHTON OBSERVATORY, CRONTON TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 6TH FROM 6:30PM UNTIL 8PM THE EVENT IS INVITATION ONLY. YOIU WILL NEED AN EMAIL INVITE (WE NEED TO MANAGE THE NUMBERS) THERE IS A SMALL CHARGE TO HELP COVER COSTS OF £1.50 PER YOUNGSTER If you want to attend please ask your parent or guardian to contact the Society's Observatory Director, Brendan Martin. To parent or guardian :- Give Brendan your child's name, age and your contact details and he will confirm you have booked a place. Bring the confirmation email with you on the evening mailto:brendan-martin@live.co.uk Planned future Thursday evening youngster events are. You will need to book and pay for each monthly session:
Youngsters Astronomy Evenings at PEX HILL For 2011-2012 session
Agenda….. We’ve put together an agenda for each of the monthly events for this session. Some of the items in the agenda are for all and some they will be able to choose on the evening. Plus the usual colouring in sheets and videos in case of bad weather - oh and maybe a quiz too! And not forgetting the drinks and biscuits of course!! Our aim is to theme each evening but not forgetting the Moon as it will be well positioned for each of the events in this session and we plan to take full advantage of that. Any of the agenda item’s may be subject to change
Thursday 6th October 2011, 7:00 - 8:30pm - Our Moon • The phases of the Moon - short 20 minute talk about the Moons’ orbit around Earth and how it is illuminated by the Sun• Make a shuttle - a bit of origami• Identifying some of the craters and features of tonights’ Moon - images of tonights Moon for you to identify craters and seas then hopefully observe them• Lunar observing and other objects - weather permitti ng (Moon is just past 1st qtr)
Thursday 3rd November 2011, 7:00 - 8:30pm - Planets • Finding the planets (Jupiter and Uranus are both high in the sky tonight), 20 minute talk on Jupiter, the myth around Jupiter, what spaceships have passed close to it or landed on it, what it looks like, what it’s made of, what to observe. Also a bit about Uranus.• Draw Jupiter and Uranus from images and also tonights Moon. • Observing the Moon, where is the terminator tonight and what can we see.• Observing Jupiter and Uranus plus any other objects - weather permitting (Moon is just past 1st qtr similar to last month)
Thursday 1st December 2011, 7:00 - 8:30pm - Tonight’s sky • Telescope for Christmas - 20 minute talk on what to consider if Santa is bringing some astronomy presents at Christmas.• Tonights Moon, planets and constellations. Discuss what’s in the sky to observe tonight. Sketch the constellations in tonights sky along with any planets viewable.• More model making - Saturn 5 rocket• Observing the Moon etc outside - weather permitting
Thursday 5th January 2012, 7:00 - 8:30pm - Constellations • Favourite constellations. 20 minutes talk on our 3 favourite winter constellations. The myth, how to find them in the sky and what we can observe within them. Orion the hunter, Taurus the Bull, Gemini the twins.• Identifying 5 major constellations. Bit of classwork to identify some more of the winter sky• The Moon tonight - tonight’s Moon is 3 days away from full. Where is the terminator and what can we observe with tonight’s Moon. How does it compare to earlier observations?• Observing outside - weather permitting
Thursday 2nd February 2012, 7:00 - 8:30pm - Astrophotography • Astro photography - 30 minute talk• Astro photography competition - discuss• Observing outside - weather permitting - the Moon is a couple of days past 1st qtr. Where is the terminator and what can you observe on the Moon tonight. Also what else is up in the sky tonight
Thursday 1st March 2012, 7:00 - 8:30pm - Solar system • Our Solar system. 30 minute talk about our Solar System• Let’s see how big the solar system is. Practical exercise to measure the size of the Solar system using the students.• Astro photography competition - results• Observing etc - Outside weather permitting. Moon is 1st qtr tonight
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YOUNG ASTRONOMERS