Suncoast Stargazers member and educator Chris Schementi will discuss how to collimate and star test a telescope to get the most out of your optics.
SkyWatcher Senior Product Specialist Kevin Legore will discuss some of the latest product introductions from Skywatcher. This includes the Heliostar 76 H-Alpha Solar Telescope, the HAC 125 DX Astrograph, and of course the Strainwave Mounts. We might even get a sneak peek at some new refractors in the pipeline!!!
This is our annual “Summer Doldrums Event” where we will do solar observing in both White and H-Alpha light. We will also look at a morning Waning Gibbous Moon. If skies are clear enough, we will also hunt down Venus in the daytime sky.
Suncoast Stargazers member and NASA Solar System Ambassador Greg Shanos will attempt to demystify Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. How does this theory apply to modern cosmology? Buckle your seatbelts!!!