Members Night: Summer Constellations

If you think the Summer Triangle is a specialty orchestra instrument used for Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, then the next Member’s Night Program is just for you. Skyscrapers will host its second Member’s Night Program on the evening of Friday, July 22. Appropriately we will be exploring the constellations of the summer sky.

In the meeting hall Dave Huestis will briefly review the motion of the sky and why different constellations are visible throughout the year. Then using Starry Night Pro computer software, Dave and Francine Jackson will explore the summer constellations, providing clues to identifying them and getting to know their varied mythologies.

Bring your planispheres with you. It can be a commercial one, or download one from the web---Uncle Al's Starwheels, and construct it ahead of time. We will use Starry Night Pro to simulate the night sky for you to practice on.

If you need instruction on how to use a planisphere we would ask that you indicate that need to us before you arrive. We can then schedule some additional time before our start time to help you familiarize yourself with its operation.

After the lecture session, we will venture outdoors (weather permitting) to put your new found skills to the test under the dark skies of Seagrave Observatory.

We encourage all members to attend and participate, especially those of you who have had little experience with constellation identification.

So we may plan accordingly, you must pre-register by email or phone by Wednesday July 20. My information follows below:

Tom Thibault            Phone: 1-401-489-1957    Email:  Deepspaceviewer@aol.com
President                          
Skyscrapers, Inc.


The start time for this program will be 8:00 pm. If you need instruction on how to use a planisphere you can arrive at 7:30 pm for training. Please indicate this to us when you pre-register.

Come learn about the sky pictures which sweep across our night sky and share your knowledge with your fellow Skyscrapers.