Maggie helped me set it up and then I taught her how to use the Telrad to sight her object in the sky and use that to slew the telescope to the correct position. It didn't take her too long to find the moon.
She learned very quickly and was soon off to view a nearby star. It was about 8:30 at night and not too dark yet. Plus with brush fires, pollution, thunderstorms, and city lights, the seeing wasn't all that great. Maggie had a great time regardless, and it was fun for me to see her getting so excited. I think, when the weather is a little better, I will let her stay up a bit later so we can view something other than the moon. The moon is cool, and a great first object, but I think she is ready for some planets and maybe a few bright double stars. We will leave the fainter objects for viewing outside of the city lights.
9 comments:
Wow! That looks like an awesome telescope :) I bet she really enjoyed looking at the moon. Thanks for sharing :)
Nature Mama
Wow I wanna come play at your house! Very cool telescope! We did not participate this week but are regulars here at Unplugged.
That is some telescope! Looks like a lot of fun.
I love your telescope!
Very cool Ad! Wow, that is a huge telescope!
What a fun idea! My kids love looking through the telescope too, but it's been awhile since we are pretty strict about bedtime around here. LOL.
Great telescope! My daughter wanted to know if you made it, lol!
No, I didn't make it. But this IS a no frills telescope and I know people who HAVE made a telescope just like this. Its basically a cardboard tube with a mirror at the bottom and a little mirror for turning the light towards the eyepiece. Very simple construction. Perhaps a long term unplugged project for the highschool aged kid! *wink*
That looks like a lot of fun! That's quite the telescope!
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