Our wish is that Stars Over Katahdin inspires you: to visit Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, to learn more about light pollution, or to step outside on a clear night with a pair of binoculars.įinally, this annual event wouldn’t be possible without our members. Please share with your friends and family by forwarding this email.
We hope you will enjoy the program for the first time if you missed it on October 14th, or enjoy taking it in again. Linked below you will find the resources mentioned during the presentations. Our 2021 Stars Over Katahdin virtual presentation was recorded and you can access the entire webinar here on Friends’ YouTube channel. Thank you also to our generous presenters for providing entertaining, educational, and inspiring programs this year: Nancy Hathaway, Dark Sky Maine John Meader, Northern Stars Planetarium Serena Sanborn, Waterville Creates Jason Gablaski, National Park Service and our own Elise Goplerud.
Email Reminders and Where to Ask for HelpĪs part of the course, you will also receive occasional email reminders of what to see in the sky, as well as updates on any new course material posted.Thank you to all those who signed up for the 8th Annual Stars Over Katahdin, hosted by Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters and Dark Sky Maine in a virtual format for the second year in a row.
STELLARIUM .ORG DOWNLOAD
It is completely free of charge to download to computers and it is available at There are also Stellarium apps for phones and tablets available for a modest cost of a few dollars.
STELLARIUM .ORG PC
Stellarium works on Mac and PC as well as many tablets and smartphones. It is a worthy substitute for the real sky when you are unable to go outside or when you are besotted with clouds. You can use it to follow along as you read the Sky Tours and the Deep-Sky tours of Fundamentals of Stargazing. Stellarium is a virtual planetarium, a computer program or app that gives you a realistic and detailed view of the night sky.
STELLARIUM .ORG SOFTWARE
While Fundamentals of Stargazing has all you need to become an expert stargazer, you will benefit from a very useful software tool: Stellarium. And you always can come back later to the course material online. So if you’re in a hurry, you can finish all 12 months of the course (72 lessons in all) as fast as you like.
Deep-Sky tours of galaxies, nebulae, star clusters and other fascinating sights beyond the solar system.Solar System Observing (Planets, the Moon, the Sun, meteors, comets, etc.).Each monthly installment of the course includes six sections: The tours of the night sky are organized from March through February each year, but the rest of the material is not ‘time sensitive’. It is organized into monthly sections for each of 12 months. Fundamentals of Stargazing is a year-long course on hands-on stargazing over the course of a year.
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