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ASTRONOMY
AND EDUCATION
The Doncaster Astronomical Society is pleased
to acknowledge financial assistance from various companies and
organisations including the Lottery Commission.. All the monies received having been used to
purchase equipment to actively promote Astronomy and
Education.
Doncaster Astronomical Society promotes Astronomy
by giving public exhibitions and audio visual
presentations in and around Doncaster. Members, at their own
expense, also visit schools, Scouts and various other groups, some
of which are given below.
Doncaster
Astronomical Society is a Partner with Austerfield Field Study Centre in
bringing Astronomy to the School Children of Doncaster and surrounding
areas.
Exhibitions
Doncaster
Market Hall
Doncaster
Library
Cusworth
Hall
Austerfield
Field Study Centre
Visits
and Talks
Carlton
in Lindrick Boys Brigade
Audio
Visual Presentations
Adwick
Comprehensive School
Beck
Primary School
Ridgewood
Comprehensive School
Hungerhill
Comprehensive School
41st
Scawthorpe Scout Troop
41st
Scawthorpe Beaver Colony
Carcroft
Cub Pack
Edenthorpe
Beaver Colony
Feedback
When
working with children it is often difficult to know if they have seen
anything through a telescope as they often look into it at an angle and
do not see anything at all! It
was with great pleasure that we received the following picture drawn
some months after Ben had been looking through the Don. Astro. Soc.
Meade 12" f10.
We
are impressed that Ben remembers seeing the Moon,
Jupiter, Saturn and possibly a Red Giant. While he may not be able to
remember how many moons Jupiter has, he does know that Saturn is the one
with the big rings and Casseni division. Books and pictures cannot
replace the magic of using a telescope. Seeing is believing!
Page Updated 23 May 2005
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