EVENTS
Fall in San Francisco is always a special time.
In October in San Francisco, the fog begins to recede, the sun comes out to warm the
afternoons, and John Dobson returns to teach telescope making and cosmology classes.
John Dobson is the father of the Dobsonian telescope, and this is a
rare opportunity to learn to make your own sidewalk telescope from the man himself.
Telescope making classes will normally be offered at the Randall Museum in San
Francisco.
Learn to build your own telescope, or about the Universe and our
beginnings, at John Dobson's classes taught this fall in San Francisco.
To enroll, and for more information, visit the Randall
Museum website
(http://www.randallmuseum.org).
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Observational Cosmology with John Dobson
Randall Museum (http://www.randallmuseum.org)
Wednesday 7 - 9 pm
October 10 - December 12
Course #2553
9 meetings
Ages 8 & up, under 12 w/an adult
$50/member, $55/non-member
No class on November 22
Explore Dobson's unique perspective on the classic cosmological
questions of time and space, matter and energy, and the evolution of
the Universe.
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Telescope Making Classes with John Dobson
Dobsonian Telescope Making
Thursday 7 - 9 pm
October 11 - December 13
Course #2554
9 meetings
Ages 8 & up, under 16 w/an adult
$105/member, $110/non-member
No class on November 21
Materials fee: Approx. $300, paid to the instructor
John Dobson is the designer of the revolutionary "Dobsonian"
telescope that made big, affordable, user-friendly telescopes
available to amateur astronomers around the world.
In the telescope making course, John Dobson will teach his step-by-
step method for grinding and polishing the mirror and assembling a
complete telescope. Emphasis is placed on simple construction
techniques, to help ensure success.
Preregistration is required with the Randall Museum. For more
details, check the Randall Museum's website ( http://www.randallmuseum.org
).
Posted October 5, 2007, Bob Fies
SF Sidewalk Astronomers web site:
http://www.sfsidewalkastronomers.org/
Also the Randall Museum web site, under fall classes:
http://www.randallmuseum.org/
NASA and Hubble Links
Links to Institutions, Research, Public Outreach
Links to Amateur Groups, Public Outreach, Telescopes
Links to Regional Star Parties
Astrophotography
Astrophotography using Web Cams
Audio Astronomy Programs Online
and Astronomical Reference
Online references for Professional Astronomers
Sky & Telescope, March 2002, page 52.
Links tested January 29, 2008
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