Today: 22/06/2025
- Activity 1.
- Building a Sextant: we will measure the altitude over the horizon of a heavenly body and the angular distance.
By knowing the elevation of certain celestial objects and the time of the day the position of the observer can be computed. It was an instrument widely used for navigation.
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- Building a Sextant: we will measure the altitude over the horizon of a heavenly body and the angular distance.
By knowing the elevation of certain celestial objects and the time of the day the position of the observer can be computed. It was an instrument widely used for navigation.
- Activity 2.
- Celestial Planisphere or star chart analog computer: we will have the visible sky any day of the year at any time.
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- Celestial Planisphere or star chart analog computer: we will have the visible sky any day of the year at any time.
- Activity 3.
- The Universe Memory Game: To identify the different objects of the Universe (some at least).
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- The Universe Memory Game: To identify the different objects of the Universe (some at least).
