MIAMI-DADE ASTRONOMY INSTITUTE PROJECT.
The happy amateur astronomy experience happens at home. (1)
Amateur Astronomy is a hobby whose participants enjoy watching the Night Sky, and the abundance of objects found in it with the unaided eye, binoculars, or telescopes (from Wikipedia).
The MIAMI-DADE ASTRONOMY INSTITUTE PROJECT is an "ad-hoc" group of MIAMI-DADE County, Florida Amateur Astronomer enthusiasts, that promote the hobby of Astronomy and Electronically Assisted Astronomy (EAA).
And an AFFORDABLE, "happy amateur astronomy experience".
Where, the best place to enjoy the explorations of the Night Sky is at the home backyard with family and friends.
They share among themselves, and with others, their experiences and welcome everyone.
The Amateur Astronomer has the opportunity to learn to understand and apply its SCIENCE. ie: Astronomy Optics, Digital Photography (including understanding of CMOS /CCD technology), Spectrography, Mathematics, Physics, Computers, etc.
And, through an interest in Astronomy, our children can find incentives to pursue higher educational careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).
They promote, the grassroots empowerment of the individual amateur and professional astronomer and their societies, to share their experiences in astronomy with local children and their Science Educators.
On a clear night, while sitting at you backyard, begin by getting familiar with the main objects visible in your Night Sky, using only, two very inexpensive tools: a PLANISPHERE and your own eyes.
After about 20 minutes of sitting in the dark, you will be amazed at how many objects you will be able to distinguish (your eyes are actually the equivalent of about a 9 mm pair of binoculars).
"MENTORSHIP" is "teaching how to LEARN to do it", instead of what to buy, and this hobby needs many true Mentors.
MIAMI-DADE ASTRONOMY INSTITUTE PROJECT
(1) Edited SEPTEMBER 11, 2022