Subject: Khan Scope Centre AstroNotes....Free Beginners Telescope Workshop and More Tonite July 24th......Friend
Khan Scope Centre AstroNotes July 24th 2009
Your Invited to Join the Staff of Khan Scope Centre TODAY July 24th at a Star Party at the Ontario Science Centre for this FREE EVENT!
Space Historian, Randy Atwood will be giving a fascinating presentation on the Apollo 11 Landing and how it Nearly failed, and following that Staff from Khan Scope Centre will be running a beginners telescope workshop presentation.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Join us from 8:00 – 11:00 pm as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing AND the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s astronomical use of the telescope! This free festival of events includes:
This event is at the Ontario Science Centre located at 770 Don Mills Road (at the corner of Eglinton Avenue East) in Toronto, Ontario,
- A special presentation, The Apollo 11 landing - and how it nearly failed
- A model of the Saturn V rocket
- Telescope observing of Saturn and other night sky objects with members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
- Live Apollo-themed electronic music and movies
- Telescope workshops for beginners
- Astronomy displays and demonstrations.
8:00 pm ~ Special Presentation
The Apollo 11 landing - and how it nearly failed
Imperial Oil Auditorium ~ Speaker: Randy Attwood, Space Historian
Forty years ago this July 20, the first men landed on the Moon. How close did Armstrong and Aldrin come to failing to make this first landing? Closer than you may think.
A long list of human mistakes, poor design and just the unknowns of landing in the lunar environment made the 12 minute descent a hair raising adventure which more than once nearly forced the lunar explorers to call off the landing attempt and return home as footnotes to history.
9:30 pm ~ Stargazing 101 - Learn How to Use your Telescope
Do you have or are you planning on getting a telescope? Experts from Khan Scope Centre will explain how to get the most out of your telescope! Learn some of the tips and tricks that make using an astronomical telescope easy.
Weather Permitting, Telescopes will also be set up for Astronomical Viewing.
Khan Scope Centre
3243 Dufferin Street
Toronto, Ontario. Canada
M6A 2T2
Phone: 416 783 4140
Toll Free 1 800 580 7160
fax: 416 352 1701
email: info@khanscope.com