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100 Hours of Astronomy Event - Dearborn Observatory Public Open House
100 Hours of Astronomy Event
Number of telescopes and binoculars:
2
Number of amateur participants:
200
Number of public observing (best estimate):
200
Public comments/impressions:
The children were extremely excited and their parents were already planning future visits to our regularly scheduled public viewings. The parents were reassured that Saturn would be visible until early summer.
Viewing conditions:
The first half hour was clear, but the clouds started to build and visibility was completely reduced by 10:30 pm.
Objects viewed:
Saturn and the moon
Types of telescopes used:
The main telescope is a refractor and this was used to view Saturn. We also set up a small reflector to allow for the moon to be viewed simultaneously.
Names of club participants:
Sanghamitra Goswami, Daniel Hamburg, Max Heppermann, Professor Vicky Kalogera, Ilya Mandel, Carrie Middleton, Meagan Morscher, Emmanouela Rantsiou, Vivien Raymond, Professor Mike Smutko, Francesca Valsecchi
If not observing – type of event:
Two conference rooms were available. The first room had a brief movie that explained stellar evolution followed by a short Q & A session. The second room focused on black holes and also allowed time for discussion.
Organizer Comments:
I believe this event was a huge success because it gave members of the community a different perspective of the night sky, and in many cases was an introduction to our observatory.
Method used to estimate public attendance:
The telescope assistants keep a log for each night of telescope viewing (conditions, objects viewed, and attendance). Recording attendance is simply a hash mark in the log.
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100 Hours of Astronomy Event - Dearborn Observatory Public Open House
