Beginners' Course - Cleethorpes & District Astronomical Society

Brief aims

To enable people who are new to astronomy to find their way around the night sky and to understand what they are looking at.
To provide support and help for beginners wanting to learn how to use a telescope.

Recommended course book

Turn Left at Orion – Sept 2011 edition available from Amazon.co.uk. ISBN-13: 978-0521153973.

Recommended software

Stellarium – free planetarium software.

Course contact

For further information contact course organiser, John Dunthorne.

Programme

The programme is a framework primarily dictated by what is visible in the sky. However, it will also be affected by whether or not observing is possible when the beginners’ class meets. Each session is charged at £1 (50p for children and concessions).