My amazing experience checking planets in the weekend.

It was a great weekend for me, I wish I had more pics of the adventure that we had on Saturday night. Our local Astronomy society, which is located in park very close to my home was going to have their monthly open house where they help people check their professional telescopes. They open limited spaces online to register for free and usually go fast. I could get spots for the family. However, we had a snow dump on Friday and saturday was a cold day. During the event at 7:30 pm it was -20oC. My wife decided to stay home with my youngest, so I just went with my oldest.
Since we had 2 extra spots with us reserved, I invited a friend of my daughter and her father, they accepted and picked them up. I was a bit anxious despite the short distance, the park roads could have some snow and the road goes down, since it is located into a valley. However, the drive was smooth, and my car didn't feel any trouble. The only problem was the cold outside, which reduced our outdoor activities. They had 3 manual telescopes outdoors pointing to different places, but their main electronic telescope was shut down because of the cold; still, we could visit it.
The most important is that I had fun taking a look at Saturn, Jupiter, some moon details, a some stars. My daughter got amazed. She always liked a bit about astronomy and to learn about planets. But for some reason, I thought that her desire to learn about it had reduced over time, but I noticed that she got very excited about this visualization. She even asked me to get a membership of the society so she could come back. It is a pity that I couldn't take pictures during our outdoor experience because of the cold.
The thing that I learned is that using telescopes isn't quite the same as looking at a book, and I think I learned that with my daughter. Saturn's rings are visible, but they were so thin like a string. Jupiter's moon was also something interesting to check. I saw one shiny dot on the top of the planet and two other weak dots close to the planet. The easiest moon to take a look at is Callisto since it is the furthest moon and the less hidden by the glare of the planet.

Well, the visit also included some talks about what they do there and some planet/star talk. Next time, hopefully, I will get nice pictures from the park and the location, and perhaps I can get a picture of what the telescope is pointing up. I decided to talk about this amazing experience that we had during the weekend, but I still made a power-up today to celebrate the hive power-up. Despite the whole crypto world going down, I think that we still can continue getting larger stakes, right?


Foi um ótimo fim de semana para mim, gostaria de ter mais fotos da aventura que tivemos no sábado à noite. Nossa sociedade de astronomia local, que fica em um parque bem perto de casa, ia realizar seu evento mensal de portas abertas, onde ajudam as pessoas a verificar seus telescópios profissionais. Eles abrem vagas online, com inscrições gratuitas, e geralmente as vagas se esgotam rapidamente. Eu consegui vagas para a família. No entanto, nevou muito na sexta-feira e o sábado estava um dia frio. Durante o evento, às 19h30, a temperatura era de -20°C. Minha esposa decidiu ficar em casa com meu filho mais novo, então eu fui apenas com o mais velho.
Como tínhamos duas vagas extras reservadas, convidei um amigo da minha filha e o pai dela, eles aceitaram e foram buscá-los. Eu estava um pouco ansioso, apesar da curta distância, pois as estradas do parque poderiam estar com neve e a estrada desce, já que fica em um vale. No entanto, a viagem foi tranquila e meu carro não apresentou nenhum problema. O único inconveniente foi o frio lá fora, que limitou nossas atividades ao ar livre. Havia três telescópios manuais apontando para diferentes lugares, mas o telescópio eletrônico principal estava desligado por causa do frio; mesmo assim, pudemos visitá-lo.
O mais importante é que me diverti observando Saturno, Júpiter, alguns detalhes da lua e algumas estrelas. Minha filha ficou maravilhada. Ela sempre gostou um pouco de astronomia e de aprender sobre os planetas. Mas, por algum motivo, achei que o interesse dela por isso tivesse diminuído com o tempo, mas percebi que ela ficou muito animada com essa visualização. Ela até me pediu para me associar à sociedade para poder voltar. É uma pena que eu não tenha conseguido tirar fotos durante nossa experiência ao ar livre por causa do frio.
O que aprendi é que usar telescópios não é exatamente a mesma coisa que olhar um livro, e acho que aprendi isso com a minha filha. Os anéis de Saturno são visíveis, mas eram tão finos quanto um fio. A lua de Júpiter também era algo interessante de se observar. Vi um ponto brilhante no topo do planeta e outros dois pontos fracos próximos a ele. A lua mais fácil de observar é Calisto, por ser a mais distante e a menos encoberta pelo brilho do planeta.

Bem, a visita também incluiu algumas palestras sobre o que eles fazem lá e um pouco sobre planetas e estrelas. Da próxima vez, espero conseguir tirar boas fotos do parque e do local, e talvez até uma foto do que o telescópio está apontando. Decidi falar sobre essa experiência incrível que tivemos no fim de semana, mas ainda fiz um power-up hoje para comemorar o power-up da Hive. Apesar de todo o mundo das criptomoedas estar em crise, acho que ainda podemos continuar aumentando nossos investimentos, certo?

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That sounds like it was a lot of fun! I bet it was cold though... I used to do that with my father when I was young, he had a large telescope and you could see all the stuff you just described. Glad you got to bring your daughter along, she'll remember these memories forever!
Yeah maybe one day i get one… maybe I will go more there to learn better about them before purchasing one
That's very cool! Cheers, to cool Dads! 🍻
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I'm not sure if here they do events like this, it's sure interesting... What bothers me is you can't make decent pictures of planets lol
Hehe i saw some people trying to put the cell phones in the lens to try to get a picture … maybe it is possible if the temperature wasnt ao cold!!! I was trying to avoid leaving my hands exposed to the cold 🤣 . I probably will try to go back maybe in january!
Lol I'm not sure what result can come from this... There are some gloves made to be able to use phone 😜
This particular telescope is not ideal for astrophotography, but yes, it is still possible to take 'Ok' photos of planets and especially the moon.
Interesting
OMG! So much fun! I'm so happy that you did this and took your daughter to get fascinated by astronomy. My father did that for me, and I now own a telescope and love showing people the same experience!
Sooo, about Saturn's Rings; they are currently maximally positioned to face us edge-on. The next time that you will see the rings as an oval will be in 2027, and then it will get brighter progressively as the ring will get bigger - this is a 13-year cycle.
Also, fan fact: Most of the Saturn ring is only 10-30 meters thick! (In some areas it is about 150 meters... but mostly less). Imagine how amazing it is to be able to see such a thin object so far!
Also this is a nice 12" telescope, with impressive mount, and I see some nice photography gear... I also own the same model, but mine is 8", without all the fancy gear... but it is still the best portable model for live observation.
Did you look at any double stars? There are many in the Northern Hemisphere.
Ahhhh it makes sense!! I didn’t think about that 🤣🤣 it is all a matter of viewing angle 😂 cool ! I am learning a bit!!
Glad to share my little bit of knowledge :) There are many many more things to see... I hope your daughter continues to grow her passion in astronomy.
About the double stars we didnt have much time … it was super cold 🤣🤣🤣
heheh well, the cold air is actually better for observation (less air pollution)... so this is the price you got to pay 😜
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