Class Time: Indoors 7 to 8 pm at Lyme Free Library
Optional Outdoors 8:15 at Rusho Home
Ages 12 and over.
Attendance at all 4 classes is not required.
Registration Required – Call the library at 315-649-5454.
August 1 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Astronomy Intro & Overview
Earth, Moon, Constellations, Sky Motions, Solar & Lunar Motions, Seasons
August 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Brief History of Astronomy
Classical Greeks, Aristotle, Ptolemy.
Renaissance: Copernicus, Tycho, Kepler, Galileo.
Solar System: General, Terrestrial, Jovian Planets & other objects.
August 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Binoculars & Telescope Designs & Mountings: Viewing Planets & Deep Sky
August 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Astronomy: The Stars & Our Galaxy
The Stars – Properties and Distances.
Stellar Patterns – H-R Diagram, Nearby & Bright Stars.
Our Galaxy – The Milky Way.