Star-Gazing Night - Jupiter and Moon Observation (23-10-2009)

22 members and teachers participated in this first star-gazing night of the new academic year. Many were first-time star-gazers but had little difficulty in learning to control the three scopes that were available (with apertures 60mm, 208mm and 250mm). The night kicked off with the shadow of Ganymede entering the Jupiter disk. It travelled for over half of the Jupiter's diameter during the course of our activity, and it was amazing to see a world rotating so quickly in front of our eyes. The moon was another major target tonight and we observed major landmarks like Hercules, Atlas, Proclus and Mare Crisium. However, the most memorable landmarks were the unique shape of the Cauchy hyperbola, and the oblique impact crater pair Messier and Messier A.

 

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