World Space Week TANZANIA 2010
October 4 to 10 and follow up on October 16.
We had an exciting few days of stargazing during the World Space Week and follow up activity after several requests.
The event was attended by about 50 people in total ranging from young to old, teachers and students, as well as professional and amateur enthusiasts. The last event on was graced by Dr Mshinda, our COSTECH DG.
Attached are some pictures of the events including group pictures, action pictures as well as pictures of the crescent Moon and the brilliant Venus in the evening sky, as well as pictures of the Moon, Venus, and Jupiter through the telescope, using a digital camera. Through the telescope, Venus was seen as a distinct crescent, the Moon's plains and deep craters and the moons of Jupiter and its cloud belts were also visible.
We were also able to see witness the remarkable view of the transit of one of the Moons of Jupiter, Gyanamede, as its shadow seen as a black dot, transited across the Jupiter's bright disk. We also saw the reappearance of Gynamede on Jupiter's opposite edge.
Truly remarkable experiences for all.
To enjoy astronomy further, organize your own events and join us the next time such events are held.
1 = The range of telescopes used during the WSW 2010 event
2 = Learning to setup the telescope.
3 = Watching Jupiter's moons through the Galileoscope.
The Galileoscope is specially designed as an IYA2009 project to make as a high quality inexpensive assemblable telescope for distribution to schools and wide population See: https://www.galileoscope.org/gs/
4 = Answering young viewer's question about the Celestron FistScope telescope
5 = Trying out the Celestron FistScope telescope specially designed by Celestron for IYA2009
6 = Trying out the Mead 8 inch telescope
7 = Trying out the Dark Skies First Scope telescope
8 = Crescent Moon, with Venus below shining like a light on a lamp post
10 = Crescent Moon, with Venus below shining soon after sunset in the West
11 = Crescent Moon, with Venus below
12 = Crescent Venus as pictured through a telescope just around sunset.
13 = Crescent Venus as pictured through a telescope later after sunset
14 = Moon's craters as seen through a telescope.
15 = Jupiter and its Galilean moons as seen through a telescope
16 = Group picture of participants who enjoyed the World Space Week 2010 event.
17 = Another Group picture of participants who enjoyed the World Space Week 2010 event.