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INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, How I wonder what you are?

Have you ever looked up into the dark night sky in the country and seen the millions of points of light up there? Well, most of these twinkles of light are of course, stars. Some of the lights which seem to change position from night to night are Planets in our Solar System and one of course, is the Moon.
Would you like to know more about these celestial bodies? Would you like to know how they came to be in the sky?

Do you want to find out what the stars and the planets are made of?
Do you think it would be nice if you could astound your grandchildren with the fact that you could identify some of these stars and planets and locate them?

You could learn about the origin of our wonderful Universe, how to find and identify constellations such as Scorpious the Scorpion, Orion the Hunter, Taurus the Bull and even identify the Southern Cross and the two stars called the Pointers. You will even be able to find Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.

The Astronomy Class can answer questions such as “What are supernovas? What is a nebula? What is a galaxy?”, and many more. It is proposed to form an Astronomy Group to meet for about one hour each week at Croydon U3A.

No knowledge of Astronomy is needed to enjoy this activity. Not even a telescope.
Of course, Astronomy is not only for men! There are many lady Astronomers in the world and quite a lot have made significant discoveries. So the ladies would be very welcome in the Astronomy Group.

OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST

Evening Sky Map

If you would like to download the Evening Sky Map that will help you to:
  • identify planets, stars and major constellations
  • find sparkling star clusters, wispy nebulae & distant galaxies
  • locate and follow bright comets across the sky
  • learn about the night sky and astronomy
It is available at this website:
http://skymaps.com/downloads.html
 

Links to websites about Astronomy.


http://www.astronomyonline.com.au/
 

Research and Visitor Centres


http://www.astromelb.i.net.au/
http://www.mpas.websyte.com.au/
http://asa.astronomy.org.au/
 

Space Program
 


http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/