Hi folks,
Hope all is well with everyone. I never really disapeared, I've lurked in the background and enjoyed the reading, I think producing all these kids has worn me out at this age, I really must stop:ohmy:
Anyway, I'm trying to get back into the swing of things, gazing-wise and I'm using my eldest daughter (7-years-old) so as you can imagine she's as keen as mustard and always trying to drag me out.
However, she's dropped me in it a bit, she took a couple of my shots to school to show her classmates and teacher, now I'm roped into going along to talk to them about it. I nearly turned it down, I've no problem giving lectures on orchids as I do, but I felt I didn't know enough about astronomy. After thinking about it, I thought what the hell, it's a bunch of 7-year-olds, all I need to do is tell them what little I do know. Perhaps I owe it to them in a way, we might even get a couple of budding astronomers out of it. So, I've decided to go for it.
Where I need your help is, a couple of more images. A picture Of Jupiter, Saturn, Mars etc if any one could be so helpful as to loan me. Full credit will be given. Most of my photographs were locked up in my other PC when the fan failed and I haven't had the chance since to do anything about it yet. I have a couple of lunar shots and one of the Ring Nebula, Maybe a galaxy shot would be good. I'm looking for around 10 or 12 pics I can print off. I'm sure you all know the sort of thing that would impress a dozen or so 7-year-olds.
I'm doing the talk this coming Wednesday, 11th Feb.
Many thanks in advance.
Bill.

Bill,

Outreach is always rewarding, and don't doubt yourself, you be surprised at how much you know, its not until they start asking the questions and it all flows out of you that you realise how much you have learned yourself. Your welcome to use any of my pics from www.astronomy.com/photos/jcmurphy in the astronomy set. Best of luck on your endeavour. And as for kids wearing you out I sympathise - I've four.

Clear Skies,
John Murphy
IAS
Check out My Photos

Hi Bill, The very best of luck with your presentation. Feel free to use some of my pics if you wish. They are available at www.flickr.com/steveroche

They are broken down into Solar System objects and Deep Sky Objects. Of paticular interest to the audience maybe this one:

www.flickr.com/photos/steveroche/2403384...t-72157611901909270/

Taken last year, from my back garden. It shows Saturn and some of its Moons.

Best regards

Steve

Bill - me old China! Brilliant to see you're still around and as keen as ever.

Feel free to use any of the images on www.astroshack.net if they suit your needs. Perhaps the shot of 2008TM9 would be a talking point...

If you're stuck for further images of the Solar System, I can email you a bunch of hi res stuff. I know some of my images are pretty poor quality really.

Cheers and good luck with the show!

Dave

HI Bill,

Help yourself to any of my images there is 10 pages. Page 1 being when I first started out in astrophotography page 10 being most recent images best of luck with the lecture.

webtreatz.com/component/option,com_zoom/...7/catid,10/PageNo,9/

Carl.

Jeez folks, I'm overwhelmed by your kindness, but after all, that's why I stick around here, everyone so generous and helpful.
I will look through everyones photos and let you all know what I'm going to use.
A special congrats to you Dave on your dicovery, my intention was to speak about that with your permission. We must get together again soon. By the way, our child-count is now 4, the youngest 14 months. I'm sure it's not good for me at 56
Many thanks everyone.
Bill.

Hi Bill, you are also welcome to use any of my astroshots here:

www.flickr.com/photos/79652716@N00/

You'll find a variety of shots.

Keith..

Many thanks, Keith, much appreciated.
Bill.

Bill_H wrote:

my intention was to speak about that with your permission. We must get together again soon. By the way, our child-count is now 4, the youngest 14 months. I'm sure it's not good for me at 56

Bill - you, and anyone else, is more than welcome to speak about the discovery of 2008 TM9. Not wanting to speak for Dave Grennan, but I'm sure that goes for 2008 US3 too! Certainly as far as I'm concerned, no need to ask permission.

It'd be great to meet up again and reminisce about Meade DSI's and hot soup 56? A young whippersnapper... There's gotta be more in ye!

All the best and good luck with the talk - you'll be great!

Dave

OMG Not Bill_H:woohoo: What a blast from the past. Really great to see you here again!!

As to your request, you are of course more than welcome to use any of my images including the asteroid discovery images as outlined by Dave Mc.

My images can be4 found here

Now don't be a stranger y'all!

dmcdona wrote:
56? A young whippersnapper... There's gotta be more in ye!
Dave[/quote]
Don't tell Lesley, she will want more and I'm the house-husband
Soup's on the stove, Dave.
Dave G, many thanks. I love popping in once a week if I can. No doubt my daughter will be making me pop in daily now.
Bill.

Hi Bill,

I was asked to do similar this last year for a bunch of ten year old girls from an under-privileged school in downtown Dublin. I too have only a limited knowledge of astronomy and to be honest was dreading it. I changed it around though, I got the teacher, the person who roped me in, and a couple of parents and organised a night in the Pheonix park with my 8inch Newtonian, a step ladder and three binos (thanks again to Skynotes for the laser pointer and the other 2 binos). We looked first at the half moon, in and around Orion, Polaris and how Ursa Major always points to Polaris, etc, lastly we looked at Saturn which was better placed last year. Guess what, I enjoyed it immensely, so did the kids and so did the adults. It was very very satisfying. It now seems that a photo of me and C8N is on their school noticeboard and I even got a thank you card from them.

So don't worry, you don't need much to get through it and you will feel great at the other end. Be Brave!

Good Luck
Mark.