TThe cost is $99 per person ($85 for Museum members). To register, please call 988-0626 or email programs@manitobamuseum.ca.

A Beginner's Journey Into Astronomy

Have you owned a telescope for years, but all it does is collect dust in your basement? Having trouble telling Orion’s belt from Cassiopeia’s throne? Does looking at the night sky cause you to scratch your head in wonder? Then we have the answer for you!

The Manitoba Museum is hosting a six-evening program on the basics of astronomy this winter. Eyes to the Skies will take participants on an in-depth tour of our night sky, including constellations, planets, the Moon, and much, much more.

Using images and video, hands-on demonstrations, handouts and the unique technology of the Planetarium Star Theatre, even the most beginner of stargazers will be able to navigate the night sky like a pro by the end of this course.

The winter session begins on Wednesday Feb. 3rd, 2010 and runs six consecutive Wednesdays until March 10th from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. nightly.

For more information, contact instructor Mike Jensen at 988-0613 or mjensen@manitobamuseum.ca.

COMBINED
TELESCOPE &
ASTRONOMY COURSES

Register for both courses and get all the tools you will need to become “naturalists of the night”!

Contact our Programs and Registration Coordinator at 988-0626 or email programs@manitobamuseum.ca.
Combined costs for both the Intro To Telescopes and Eyes To The Skies courses are $115 for non-members ($95 for members).

ONE EVENING WORKSHOP : WINTER SESSION
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

This workshop is geared towards anyone who received a new telescope over the holidays and needs some help in getting it to work. It will also be useful for anyone considering buying a telescope. Learn what to expect – and what NOT to expect - when you look for objects in the night sky through a telescope.

We’ll have telescopes on hand to demonstrate the different models, and participants are encouraged to bring their own telescopes as well. We’ll give your scope a once over to make sure it’s in working order, and offer suggestions for making your telescope work for you.In addition, participants will be given a brief overview of the night sky, including good “first targets” to point your telescopes at. Beginner skywatchers are also encouraged to take the Museum’s Eyes To The Skies basic astronomy course to get in-depth guidance to negotiating the night sky.

For more information, contact instructor Mike Jensen at 988-0613 or