Amateur Astronomy

Astronomy Discussion: Sun, planets, star clusters, Nebulae’s, planet Nebulae’s and Galaxies

A General and lighthearted discussion for beginners and experienced alike.

All Welcome!

Things we cover in this group:

• Things we look at (sun, planets, star clusters, nebuleas, planetary nebuleas, galaxies, etc.)
• Tools we use (books, binoculars, telescopes, star charts etc.)
• Birth and death of stars (how they are born and their ultimate fates)
• Distances, speed of light, light year etc.
• Galaxies (types, dark matter, dark energy)
• History of Astronomy (ancient astronomers and what did they figure out.
• Other sciences affecting astronomy. Astronomy constantly changing.
• General Discussion.

All of the above is discussed in tandem with the U3A projector showing photos.
Sometime, in among all this, there will be an observing night using my 12-inch computer driven telescope.