Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Star party targets

I am participating in a star party at my kids' school on Nov 14th. The school is in a heavily light polluted area (red zone). Nevertheless there should be plenty of good showpiece objects visible at this time of year from the Bay Area. I am looking forward to showing the following to the kids:
  • Jupiter - always a great one for star parties
  • Uranus - surprisingly easy target, even under light pollution
  • Albiero - probably the most beautiful double star, and a good target for discussing double stars and star evolution
  • Ring nebula - nice planetary nebula target
  • Double cluster - great open cluster target. Fits nicely into the 38mm eyepiece in my CPC 1100
  • Owl cluster - fun one for the kids (although the Owl is inverted ...)
  • M13 - one of my personal favorites. Should still be visible low in the sky
I'll post back with the "ooh/aah" feedback after the star party.

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