Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009aas...21440105s&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #214, #401.05; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.660
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
The Galileoscope is an inexpensive telescope of high optical quality similar in size to the one used by Galileo. The Galileoscope is one of the cornerstone projects for the International Year of Astronomy (IYA) and will let students and the public recreate Galileo's historic observations. We are pleased to announce the Galileoscope Photo and Drawing Contest. All photos and drawings in the Galileoscope Contest will be taken through a Galileoscope. Entries can be submitted under the categories of objects (e.g. Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Pleiades, etc.) and by age group. Many people own digital cameras and webcams that can produce pleasing photos with a small telescope. Even short exposures can be stacked with freely available computer programs to produce stunning astrophotos from small telescopes. Similarly drawings made through a Galileoscope can be educationally valuable and stimulating. We will outline the contest rules and submission procedure. The intent of the contest is collaborative rather than competitive and is designed especially to showcase student observations.
Pompea Stephen M.
Sparks Robert T.
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