You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Observing >> Solar Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 stephenramsden Pooh-Bah Reged: 08/17/07 Posts: 1324 Loc: Atlanta, GA--USA Atlanta Outreach       #3419896 - 10/30/09 10:26 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I did 3 Solar Astronomy events this week. I am getting a lot more requests now for some reason. Maybe the facebook group? Anyway, at this school in Atlanta we had a real treat. We saw a close up of the Sunspots through a new Explorer Scientific 127mm triplet with Baader film. It was startlingly good resolution and we could zoom n real close. I also had the double stacked 90mm Coronado set up along with the 9.25 schmidt in white light. The school got sort of carried away at the end and just sent the entire school out at one time. This was NOT a very good way to do it as I had to break up 2 or 3 shoving matches and it was very difficult to watch all 3 setups for kids sticking their fingers in the wrong places or messing with the buttons (power) on the mounts. Anyway, we made it through with only a few moinor incidents and I think that a few of the kids got a good bit of motivation out of it. -------------------- Stephen W. Ramsden Atlanta, GA--USA NASA SOLAR SYSTEM AMBASSADOR www.solarastrophotography.com www.SolarScopeReviews.com www.stephenramsden.com Post Extras:       ragebot Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/26/05 Posts: 1671 Loc: Tallahassee, FL, USA Re: Atlanta Outreach [Re: stephenramsden]       #3419924 - 10/30/09 10:42 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I know what you mean. Some times we forget that kids are kids, and they often act like it. I have done outreach for "advanced science students" in Middle School and while it seems worth while to me to get the kids interested it always seems like a small minority always nod off or lolly gag around and need adult supervision. -------------------- Meade ETX 90, Meade AR5, Orion ED80, Atlas GT, 8 in Newt, Coronado DS SM40, Garrett 10.5X70, Sigma SD10, SD14, Canon 1D2, Xti, Nikon CP4500, C-14 Post Extras:       marktownley Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/19/08 Posts: 2248 Loc: West Midlands, UK Re: Atlanta Outreach [Re: ragebot]       #3419999 - 10/30/09 11:26 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That's one heck of a queue going there Stephen! they all look like they're enjoying themselves. I'm always amazed at the number of finger prints that are on all the equipment after i've finished - sticky fingers get everywhere! Post Extras:       mbucky professor emeritus Reged: 10/21/07 Posts: 638 Loc: San Diego Re: Atlanta Outreach [Re: marktownley]       #3421657 - 10/31/09 10:58 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   good job stephen, and thankyou sooo much for showing these kids the sun and taking the time to invest in our future. -------------------- Michael Buxton Lunt 75F BF1200 Takahashi TSA 102 DMK 21AU04 CCD Orion Atlas EQ Post Extras:       darkstar528 Postmaster Reged: 03/06/07 Posts: 6780 Loc: Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA Re: Atlanta Outreach [Re: mbucky]       #3421734 - 10/31/09 11:57 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great job Stephen!!!!!!!! -------------------- Blue skies, Stephen "Darkstar" Ames PST(#96038), VIXEN 8-24mm,CEMAX 2x Barlow, Thousand Oaks White Light Filter and a Meade Elec EP CFI, CFII, MEI, working on EIEIO! BAA Member My solar site: http://seemysunspot.com Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 11 registered and 5 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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