The Universe: Yours to Discover
The motto of the International Year of Astronomy 2009, initiated by the
International Astronomical Union and the UNESCO
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Date: | 24.08.2003
| Optics: | f=28mm, 1/2.0
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Place: | Emberger Alm, Austria
| Observer: | Till Credner & Sven Kohle
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The year 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy. So go out and have
a look by yourself! Choose a dark place without lights around and as far as
possible from any
light pollution
of the cities. You don't need any complex
optical equipment. The best optical instruments are your eyes for easy and full
sky coverage! You can see the
moon,
the bright planets,
a few thousand stars,
the constellations,
and the elusive band of the
milky way
arching through our sky (and much more...).
With a pair of binoculars you may watch the craters of the
moon, gaze along rich star fields of our
milky way or count stars in
star clusters. The photo above
shows Sven watching the field of the Big Dipper, actually the constellation
of Ursa Major,
with a pair of binoculars.
Our sky features a stunning and free show for everybody, all around the world!
The Universe: Yours to Discover