Summer Smorgasbord: Telescopes

Summer Smorgasbord: The Ultimate Two-Hour Telescope Presentation

For most amateur astronomers (and many professionals) the telescope is a surprisingly misunderstood instrument. Yet it is the fundamental tool for all astronomers. By the end of this talk, you'll know everything you've ever wanted to know about telescopes and a lot you were unaware of. Among the topics covered will be the telescope's origins, fundamentals of telescope optics, how to select the right telescope, how to maintain a telescope and properly diagnose problems. This presentation is for the total newbie all the way up to the most advanced observer. Taught by Bart Fried, the Executive Vice-President of the AAA.

This class is part of a six-class series on a variety of interesting astronomy topics with different instructors. The fee is $45 for all six  for AAA members, or $15 for individual classes.  After registering you will be sent an invite to join the Google Classroom and the Zoom link for the classes.

Location: Classes will be online using Zoom. Sign-in with an ID code given to you the weekend before the class. Class recordings available for 4 weeks after.

Time: 7-9 PM, Tuesday, July 13

Cost: $15, AAA Members only. Not a Member? Join for $35.