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 VIRTUAL ASTRONOMY DAY
May 15th, 2021
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Another successful event!  Thank you to all of our volunteers and guests.  Links to the day's video recordings can be found below.  
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On May 15th, astro-video camera views from our members' backyard telescopes were streamed live throughout as much of the day as possible.  Live camera views of the Sun were shown, but unfortunately clouds prevented us showing live views of the Moon, planets, and other deep-sky objects.  Instead our volunteers gave presentations throughout the day on various astronomy related topics. 
Special thanks go to RASC National for their support of this event.
FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT!
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International Astronomy Day is for people of all ages.  Our objective is to inspire an interest in astronomy and science, especially among the younger generation.  This online event may not be as exciting as our normal in-person event, but we believe it is still worthwhile for families to check it out!
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SCHEDULE
The schedule of activities for the May 15th, 2021 event has been finalized.  You can view the final schedule below.
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Download a PDF version HERE.
Intro to Astronomy - Handouts:
the_planets.pdf
File Size: 181 kb
File Type: pdf
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eveningskymap-may2021.pdf
File Size: 237 kb
File Type: pdf
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astronomy_web_sites.pdf
File Size: 85 kb
File Type: pdf
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rasc_starfinder_english.pdf
File Size: 396 kb
File Type: pdf
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faaq_chercheetoile_francais.pdf
File Size: 426 kb
File Type: pdf
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HOW TO WATCH vIAD
International Astronomy Day 2021 was a virtual event, hosted live over the ZOOM Webinar interface.  There was also a simultaneous YouTube livestream that was recorded so that people may watch the day's events after the fact.
Morning Session on Youtube
Afternoon Session on Youtube
Evening Session on Youtube

PRESENTATION MATERIALS

  • Paul Klauninger: Portable Astronomy Shelter presentation
  • Andrea Girones:  Star Tracker presentation 
  • Jim Thompson:  Urban Astronomer presentation
  • Jim Thompson:  Backyard Observatory images, video1, video2, video3
  • Paul Klauninger:  Deepsky images
  • Jim Thompson:  Sun images
  • Jim Thompson:  Moon images
  • Jim Thompson:  Deepsky images
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