DATE: the 26th April
2018 at 10 PM
1st Step
- general observation of the sky with the naked eye,
identifying Venus, the Moon (clearly visible towards the south, 4/5 lit up) and
the Big Dipper star constellation. The Moon and Venus were observed also with
the Galilean telescope.
2nd Step
- observation of the Moon through the telescope of the
observatory
- we saw the craters along with the depressed and raised
areas.
- when it got darker
we got to identify the North Star with the naked eye.
- at about 10.30 pm Jupiter rised, towards south, it was so bright that it was clearly visible
with the naked eye.
3rd Step
- the technician gave
us directions to map the star chart: he has recommened us to observe with the
naked eye for more nights in a row (at least 3-4, 30 minutes each) in order to
train the eyesight for the night sky observation.
After a few
observations, the students will then be able to place the North Star on the
chart, the stars of the Big Dipper, along with other bright stars and planets,
that they will have to find by referring to other star charts already existing
(such as Stellarium app) referring to our present time and location.
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