Day one - Saturday 22nd
Opening - 10am-4pm

Can you have one Telescope to suit all Observations?
If not why not?

Planetarium and Dome - held simultaneously

Understanding the Sky - Constellations an introduction in the Planetarium
by members of Bedford Astronomy Society (hearing)
by Linton Guise, head of Astronomy & Rowing, Bedford school (hearing),
and Phil (hearing)

and same time in the Dome -

Astronomical Imaging by Darren (hearing)
with help of an interpreter

Meaning of Magnitudes and Colour

by David Kettle B.Sc
explained with practical examples

Lunch then - **Afternoon session**

Setting up Telescopes and understanding Optics

by Derek Rowley
Selecting Eyepieces with examples with simple tests to aid understanding
Aids to understanding how to choose the right equipment
Begin to form a flow diagram to find 2 main branches to Observing

Focal length, size of mirror and filters

Here we begin to look at Deep objects explained

Messier Objects -

by D.Kettle B.Sc
Galaxy classification - how to recognise them

Break - if clear night evening will use equipment

Day 2 - Sunday 23rd
10am - 2pm

A Quick re-cap of previous day

Importance of Focal length - Observing the Planets

D Rowley
The equatorial system explained with examples eg differences in luminosity,colour and magnitude

The Solar System

by Michael Down - Introduction to Planets and how we find them

Discover the motion of the Planets

by D Kettle. B.Sc.
How motion of planets are found and use examples,(weather permitting observe the Sun)

Finally a break then a short test to help your understanding