Astro 101: All About Binoculars -- ON LINE

This event is one of several different introductions to astronomy offered by SJAA. Complementing the Telescope Primer, this presentation focuses specifically on binoculars as excellent observing tools. Not only may you already have some binoculars hiding in a closet or purchase good ones for less than a telescope, but you can also build them yourself!

We'll take the first 15 minutes to give a short tour of the night sky using the planetarium software Stellarium. The talk will start at 7:15.

Your presenter is Carl Svensson. Carl is not a professional astronomer, but an avid star-gazer and astrophotographer. He joined SJAA in 2017 after receiving his first telescope (a Celestron NexStar 8SE) as a birthday gift from his wife. Since, then he's been involved with various volunteer astronomy events with SJAA, including Starry Nights and solar observing. You can see some of his astrophotos here: https://www.astrobin.com/users/csvensson/

Many of SJAA’s events, like this one, are public and free to attend, but if you’re enjoying what SJAA has to offer, consider becoming a paid member for only $20 per year: https://www.sjaa.net/membership/benefits-of-membership-2/

This event is an on-line Zoom event, complementing our in-person events in Houge Park.

(Image: Milky Way, without binocular overlay, by Terrence Dickinson, https://esahubble.org/images/opo9930e/)