Many thanks to Miss Jordyn Saddler and Miss Anna
Morrison who have done most of the putting-together of this evening, and
many thanks to David Patterson the rest of the school for their support
in this evening.
The Plan for Tonight
Intro to the telescope and lunar eclipses
(now)
Make sure you’re rugged up with a hot drink
Head out onto Top Field to view the moon &
stars
Whātata Whakaata / The Telescope
Last year we were fortunate enough to have a
telescope funded in part by the Science Department, and in part by the
whānau of Cashmere High
We are using this telescope to support in the
education of our Y12 and Y13 Earth and Space students, as well as making
it available for our juniors in the Y9 Space unit!
Tonight is its inaugural outing
Pātai: Who has used a telescope
before?
Pātai: Who has seen a lunar
eclipse before?
How it Works
Light enters the top of the telescope
It is reflected off the primary (large) mirror at
the base of the telescope
It is then re-directed by a secondary mirror and
focussed through a series of lenses for your viewing pleasure through
the eyepiece
Using the Telescope
It rotates on a circular base, and is tilted simply
up and down
Your face should touch the rubber around the
eyepiece
Focus can be adjusted using coarse (large) and fine
(small) control knobs on the eyepiece
Try not to knock the telescope as it is easily
jostled and might be to be re-directed
Pōunga / Lunar Eclipses
Pātai: Does anyone know how a
lunar eclipse works?
Whakatika:
The Earth-Moon-Sun system form a line, such that
Earth casts a shadow on the moon!
Let’s Go!
Get yourself a hot drink if you don’t have one, or
have finished it!
Collect a star map (share if there’s not enough
please)
Put on all your warm layers
Form a group and get ready to go out to Top
Field!
Hint: Use the red light function
on your headlight if you have one!