The Star Guide
"The Universe for Everyone"
Science Courses
Special Courses in Astronomy and ScienceAbove is a picture taken in Rocco Ferrario's classroom at Harvest Middle School in Napa, California where students learned about comets, asteroids, and meteors. The demonstration shown above was to demonstrate how a comets tail glows and was done with a fluorescent light held by students over a Tesla Coil within a rarefied atmosphere. The energy generated was a plasma field which caused the gas within the light to glow.
Several courses will be announced at a later date. Special 1 to 2 hour classes on astronomy will be identified with cost. Separate courses have been developed for the following subjects: How to Setup and Use a Telescope, Observational Astronomy, Astronomy for Students, Astronomy for Teachers, Ionizing Radiation and Protection, etc.
Cost, location, dates, course syllabus, and content will be published.
Setting up and using a telescope (private lessons)
Purchasing a telescope requires some thought concerning what you intend to do with the telescope. I can assist you in selecting the right telescope, spotting scope, or binoculars of your choice.
Assistance may be needed to learn how to setup a telescope and how to use it. Lessons start at $75.00 for the first hour with $35.00 for each additional hour. Should the telescope come with a computerized handheld device, instructions will be included on how to use the hand control for seting up the time zone, location, and other functions.
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